Ignite!
by Santos Bregaña
April 1 – May 20, 2018
Manresa Gallery is pleased to announce Ignite! – a brilliant project by the Navarrese artist, Santos Bregaña. He originally created the work in 2016 as Sancti Ignatius Ardens for the Horno de la Ciudadela de Pamplona, the Navarra capital. “Ignatius Ardens” translates as “Ignatius Burning.” We are fortunate to bring the installation to Manresa Gallery, housed inside St. Ignatius Church. This exhibit activates the gallery space as sacred by appealing to the senses through a reflective and intimate environment focused on the warmth and ardor that characterized the founder of the Jesuits.
Ignite! centers around an arrangement of five wax candles, each molded in the shape of the head of Ignatius. The life-size casts rest on metal stands accompanied by a series of texts poetically composed by Bregaña. They tell the story of Saint Ignatius through a creative language dovetailing human nature, heroic myth, and divine providence. To create the heads, Bregaña fabricated a silicon mold from the death mask of Ignatius that is preserved in Azpeitia, Spain.
Please join us as we connect the origins of the saint to the parish that honors his extraordinary life. The commitment of his journey will fascinate people of all ages.
Of Croatian origin, Santos Bregaña was born by chance in the city of Pamplona in 1965 on the very day that Le Corbusier drowned in Cap Martin. After studying Architecture in San Sebastian and Barcelona, he launched the Laia Atelier in 1996 where he focuses on interior design and graphic and industrial design projects associated with culinary culture and business. In 2008 he received, along with co-creator Anne Ibañez Guridi, the Art Director’s Club of New York Sphere Award for their body of work for the restaurant Mugaritz.
Lighting Schedule
Sunday April1, 2018
8:30am – 12:30pm
Sunday, April 8, 2018
8:30am – 12:30pm
Saturday, April 14, 2018
6:00pm – 8:00pm
Reception
Sunday, April 15, 2018
8:30am – 12:30pm
Sunday, April 22, 2018
8:30am – 12:30pm
Friday, May 4, 2018
6:00pm – 9:00pm
Sunday, May 6, 2018
8:30am – 12:30pm
Sunday, May 13, 2018
8:30am – 12:30pm
4:30pm – 6:15pm
Thursday, May 17, 2018
5:00pm – 8:00pm
Friday, May 18, 2018
5:00pm – 8:00pm
Sunday, May 20, 2018
5:00pm – 8:00pm
Inquiries : manresagallery@gmail.com </p