COLLECTIONS

Philosophy

I

The Beginning

Every artwork begins long before the first crystal is placed.

It begins with an idea.

It comes to life through light.

Toda obra comienza mucho antes de colocar el primer cristal.

Comienza con una idea.

Y cobra vida a través de la luz.

The artist studying crystals through a magnifying glass

II

Precision

Every crystal belongs to its exact position — nothing is approximate, nothing is left to chance.

Cada cristal pertenece a su posición exacta — nada es aproximado, nada se deja al azar.

Yago Sánchez placing crystals by hand on a mosaic portrait

III

Time

Every artwork receives the time it deserves. Thousands of crystals, placed one by one, entirely by hand.

Cada obra recibe el tiempo que merece. Miles de cristales, colocados uno a uno, completamente a mano.

Light

Light does not illuminate the artwork.

It completes it.

La luz no ilumina la obra.

La completa.

V

Portrait

A finished portrait is a quiet accumulation of decisions — thousands of them, held together by light.

Un retrato terminado es una acumulación silenciosa de decisiones — miles de ellas, sostenidas por la luz.