Aljubs i Grups

Born in Barcelona, Claudia Pagès is a multidisciplinary artist whose practice spans video, performance, and text. Her work often investigates the intersections of language, labor, and urban space, with a focus on the fluidity of power structures and the commodification of essential resources. Pagès has exhibited internationally, contributing to critical conversations around sustainability, community, and the interplay of cultural and economic systems.

Aljubs Aljibes delves into the intricate dynamics of urban transformation, linguistic evolution, and the infrastructures that sustain collective life. The title, drawn from the Catalan and Spanish terms for water cisterns, signals an engagement with the histories and materialities of water storage and distribution—systems deeply embedded in societal and environmental narratives.

In Aljubs Aljibes, Pagès intertwines these utilitarian architectures with the fluidity of language, reflecting on how public and private spaces are shaped and reshaped by economic and cultural forces. The work employs a multidisciplinary approach, integrating video, text, and performance to interrogate the commodification of essential resources and the shifting boundaries of community. Through this lens, the cistern becomes a metaphor for both containment and flow, mirroring the tensions between preservation and exploitation.

Pagès’s poetic and critical inquiry extends to the vernacular languages and oral traditions associated with these water infrastructures. The piece captures the rhythms of labor, trade, and storytelling, situating them within broader systems of power and resistance. In doing so, Aljubs Aljibes resonates with the urgent discourse around sustainability and the equitable distribution of resources, particularly in the context of global water crises.