Museu Terra and Tectónica Cultural present a feminine, contemporary, and sustainable perspective on the rural territory
July 26 – September 21, 2025. Museu Terra, l’Espluga de Francolí
On July 26 at 12 p.m., Museu Terra and Tectónica Cultural inaugurated the exhibition Dones i paisatge: un diàleg amb la Conca de Barberà, curated by cultural manager Clara Albacete. As part of the RUSC 2025 Poetry Festival, the exhibition will be open until September 21, inviting the public to discover the work of five women artists — Anna Noria, Nuria Albà, Ester Ramón, Nuria Rion, and Montserrat Pallarès — who transform the landscape of the Conca into a space for critical reflection on memory, rural life, and sustainability.
A dialogue between memory and future
The exhibition focuses on the Conca de Barberà as a setting where nature and community merge: mountains, rivers, paths, and farmhouses intertwine with traces of everyday life. The artists revisit these elements through resilience and ancestral wisdom, asserting the transformative role of women in land stewardship. As the curator notes, “women do not just inhabit the land: they cultivate it, protect it, and through art, they envision sustainable futures.”
Five complementary perspectives
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Anna Noria (basketry): Territori teixit and Teixint territori use bramble and reed to symbolize resilience and collaboration in dryland farming areas.
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Nuria Albà (ceramic installation): Camins and Hàbitats evoke eroded paths and biodiversity refuges that bridge past and future.
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Ester Ramón (sculptural installation): with Fites, she turns stone mounds into metaphors of decision-making and life direction.
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Nuria Rion (textile and organic pigments): the Espaitemps series maps emotional landscapes dyed with materials from her rural surroundings.
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Montserrat Pallarès (mixed media): Recreo 11, Re 11, and Acabant de sembrar engage with childhood, the fertility of the land, and the life cycle as a space of hope.
