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“CIRCULAR is an experimental poem about the mountain where I was born. A mountain full of charming places, impossible rocks and unique textures in the Basque Country. 

The idea for this project came about following some photos I saw of some stones belonging to an old friend, to whom I asked where this place was, and to my surprise it was Mount Jaizkibel, the mountain that has seen us grow up, where we used to go to smoke when we were young, and it is the mountain I see from my house, from my room.

With the surprise I got when I saw these photos, I started to investigate on the internet about the erosion, type of rocks and textures that this type of erosion is due to, but also thanks to my girlfriend’s father, who knows this area very well, he gave me some clues as to where this special place is located.

Studying the places and the type of erosion, it turns out that Jaizkibel has unique erosion in the world, but it also has quite complicated terrain and is very difficult to access. Since it is not close to the road, you have to walk a lot. And above all, it was more complicated to locate and investigate the best possible light in each location, since most of the rocks or caves are very hidden in tall grass or forest.

There is a place where you have to walk an hour and a half to go down and another hour and a half to go up with a backpack full of cameras, tripods and a bottle of water because if you get lost there is no cell signal. and you could be in serious trouble. . That’s why this project is very special. I spent about five months studying and filming, trying to capture the best of each place.”

A visual piece shot at home and thought up by our dear Oscar Valencia. 

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