DRY STONE VOICES

Situated in a natural setting of high scenic and heritage value, with views of the Mediterranean Sea, this project will take place inside a dry stone hut on the Costa Brava, at a location yet to be determined. Whether in the Montgrí Massif (Torroella de Montgrí) — where a collaboration with the Museum of the Mediterranean could be established — or in the rugged landscape of Cap de Creus, the intervention will always be rooted in the relationship between humans and the land they inhabit, highlighting the interconnection between nature, culture, and meaning.

The voices we will hear, through hidden speakers powered by solar energy, will fill the interior of the hut with a divination about the future of this environment. Fortune tellers from different cultural backgrounds, representative of the diversity present in contemporary society, will be invited. Their predictions, recorded in their native languages, will turn the hut into a small poetic oracle, offering intimate reflections on our relationship with the landscape and our shared future.

This project is part of I SEE, a curatorial research initiative that investigates the role of the curator as a seer: someone capable of interpreting, revealing, and making the hidden visible.I SEEblends anthropology, art, and intuition to explore curating as a ritual and symbolic practice. Voices of Dry Stone is a site-specific extension of this research, using dry stone structures as spaces for transmitting intangible knowledge.

In this context, the hut is not just a physical structure, but a liminal space where the visitor enters on their knees, in a gesture of reverence, to listen to a vision — a voice. With over 30,000 dry stone huts documented in Catalonia, mainly from the 18th and 19th centuries, these constructions bear witness to ancient material wisdom and a way of inhabiting the land.

The intervention will be minimal and respectful: only a small speaker of less than 10 cm will be installed. Participants will receive GPS coordinates, accessible only on foot, to ensure an intimate and controlled experience.

These voices, witnesses of a world in transformation, remind us that the Mediterranean Sea — the "sea between lands" — has always been a bridge and connector of cultures, and that only through collaboration and listening can we preserve who we are and what we share.

Veus de Pedra Seca has been selected for [TXIMIST – Última vèrtebra] 2025 funding.