Socarrado is a landscape-focused meditation, the installation interacts silently with its environment. It features a circular form about 15 meters wide, created from salvaged, burned incense junipers. At its heart is a 3-meter-tall dome inspired by a Lobera—a traditional Castilian sheep-herding structure that shields the most vulnerable flock members from predators.
Socarrado draws attention to the invisible and the vulnerable, speaking to both ecological loss and the erosion of truth in the digital age. It embodies a poignant critique of modern disconnection from truth and reality—a time when curated avatars eclipse authentic experience, creating voids easily exploited by digital predators; a time when humans believe they have outgrown their own nature.
By offering a refuge for stillness and reconnection, Socarrado invites visitors to be present, nurture authenticity, and restore their intrinsic bond with the land.
The work is part of the Uncommissioned Exhibition by Novo Collective, an international initiative that weaves global artistic expression into local contexts, creating shared public spaces through art.
Socarrado
Location: Parque Nacional Sabinares del Arlanza – La Yecla. Burgos, Spain
Designer: Nomad Studio
Event: Uncommissioned Exhibition by Novo Collective. International.
Host: Parque Nacional Sabinares del Arlanza – La Yecla. Burgos, Spain.
Construction & Installation: Triturados Montero + Nomad Studio + Local Partners
Sponsors: Nomad Studio + Municipality of Santo Domingo de Silos & Park Management Office + SOMACYL + Bombyte + others
Image Credits: Nomad Studio, Almudena Cadalso, or Michael Heinrich