Yoyo Balagué

Yoyo Balagué is a multidisciplinary artist based in Baix Empordà, Catalonia, whose practice is deeply rooted in her connection to the natural world. Working primarily with ceramics, she approaches art as a form of meditation, where intuition, movement and material come together.

For Balagué, creation is a ritual a search for simplicity, presence and a more essential way of being.

Growing up near the Mediterranean Sea, Balagué developed a profound sensitivity to the landscapes and natural elements surrounding her. Earth, fire, water and air are not only sources of inspiration but active participants in her creative process.

Guided by spirituality and the Japanese philosophy of Wabi-Sabi, her work embraces imperfection, impermanence and the quiet beauty of nature. She seeks a dialogue between the physical and the spiritual, the microscopic and the cosmic.

Balagué's ceramic works explore the relationship between raw materials, ancient techniques and organic forms. Through hand-building and her personal interpretation of traditional pit firing, she allows natural elements such as wood, algae and fire to shape the surfaces of her pieces.

Rich in texture and subtle variations, each object carries the traces of its making. Rather than imposing complete control over the material, Balagué embraces its unpredictable transformations, creating sculptural pieces that feel both primitive and timeless.