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Luna Paiva's Stainless Steel Totem at La Fábrica

A monumental 300-kg stainless steel totem by Luna Paiva lands at Ricardo Bofill's La Fábrica, merging archaeology with industrial craft.

Luna Paiva's Stainless Steel Totem at La Fábrica

A monumental 300-kg stainless steel totem by Luna Paiva lands at Ricardo Bofill's La Fábrica, merging archaeology with industrial craft.

Huseyin Emanet

Huseyin Emanet

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Luna Paiva's Stainless Steel Totem at La Fábrica

Installation

Luna Paiva's Totem at La Fábrica is a study in contrast: a reflective, otherworldly stack of imagined stones set against Bofill's raw industrial architecture. The sculpture's irregular, hand-modeled forms catch light and shadow, giving the heavy steel a surprisingly weightless presence. It reads as both a futuristic artifact and a timeless monument.

The piece was two years in the making, modeled in clay before being cast in stainless steel using the lost-wax method. Its placement was coordinated by architect Nadia Rodriguez, adding a personal layer to the site's ongoing dialogue between past and present. Paiva’s totem becomes part of La Fábrica's layered history, shaped by labor and memory.