Madrid (Spain), 2023

“Waves” is an installation that encapsulates water from various seas and oceans within glass made from sand and chemicals. The work establishes a metaphor between the sea and the sand—elements in constant transformation and mutual dependence. It is a call to reflect on ecology, a reminder of our connection to the sea and the need to preserve it.

The glass, molded into undulating shapes, encloses the water in an infinite cycle, reflecting the perpetual movement of the ocean. Its transparency serves as a threshold between time and memory: within, the trapped blue breathes stillness, suspended in a moment that was once movement. Each curve is a window into the liquid universe from which we come.

Each color in the installation evokes the emotions Glez experienced in the presence of these seas. Though a container, the glass is ephemeral: over time, it will disintegrate and return to the sand from which it came, thus closing the natural cycle of its existence. The work is not just material; it is testimony to a more extensive process—the sand returning to the sea and the sea returning us to the sand.

In Waves, the sea observes itself, momentarily trapped in its form before it frees itself. It reminds us of our relationship with water: we are part of its constant flow, not strangers to it. The installation is a blue heartbeat that inhabits us, a story of suspended calm that, sooner or later, will merge back into the current. This is an urgent call to reflect on the need to protect the sea, reminding us that we are part of its cycle and that preservation is our responsibility.

María Pérez Marín