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My practice is rooted in cultural memory, navigating the space between València, Spain, and the Midwest. I am deeply intrigued by the inherited shame and guilt passed down to me by the beloved women who raised me, women who lived through dictatorship and censorship. My work explores humanity as a physical, spiritual, and emotional material carried through objects, skin, traditions, language, and culture. 

As a medium, clay holds memory, touch, and presence. Through simple, relatable forms and traditional references connected to Valencian culture, my craft preserves the handmade knowledge and oral traditions I inherited, allowing them to evolve through contemporary experience. In a world increasingly mediated by technology, where reality is often experienced through screens rather than through the body, I feel a strong need to reconnect with what is tangible and imperfect: the rawness of being human.

My current work engages with themes of migration and cultural duality, exploring womanhood and the search for ways to preserve our humanity. I work under the name ALMAPOLAS, inspired by the connection between the human soul (alma) and the brief lifespan of poppies (amapolas). I believe art is a mirror: it shows the viewer what they need to see and comes alive through their presence. For this reason, I do not use my personal name to sign my pieces.