Bienal de Pontevedra

This installation by Pilar Albarracín includes a stuffed dove with its wings open and a bullet from the Spanish Civil War in its beak. She establishes a direct connection with the symbolism of Picasso's dove of peace, but also with the persistence of war violence. This bird, which has traditionally represented hope and rebirth, becomes an emblem of death, evoking the paradox of war and human suffering. The work dialogues with Picasso's legacy and his famous dove, and reveals the balance between life and death in all their fragility. The two pieces by Albarracín, Paloma de la Guerra and El origen de la nada, bring the legacy of Guernica into the 21st century and show the importance of denouncing violence and the continuing need to remember the horrors of war in order to safeguard the right to peace. Both pieces by Albarracín were commissioned by the Picasso Museum in Paris to commemorate the centenary of the bombing of Guernica and reflect on the attacks on civilians that are still unavoidable today.