Socarrado,

a symbolic refuge for the human spirit

Socarrado transforms a fire-scarred landscape into a site of poetic resistance. Built from Incense Juniper trunks left in the wake of the 2022 wildfire in Burgos’ Parque Natural Sabinares del Arlanza-La Yecla, the installation reclaims these remnants as a circular refuge modeled after the Lobera—a traditional structure once used to protect the most vulnerable.

Socarrado is a meditation anchored in the Castilian landscapes of Burgos—shaped by its elements and in quiet dialogue with them. The installation takes the form of a circular structure built from burned Incense Juniper trunks arranged around a central dome carved in the shape of a Lobera—a traditional feature from the Castilian sheep-herding landscape. Historically constructed to protect the most vulnerable of the flock from predators, especially wolves, the Lobera here becomes a symbolic refuge for the human spirit.

This installation offers a poignant critique of modern disconnection from truth and reality—a time when virtual lives and curated avatars overshadow authentic human experience. In this digital dystopia, emotional and spiritual voids are commodified by invisible algorithms and predatory systems, reducing our identities to destinations, personas, and content streams.

Socarrado stands as a quiet act of resistance. Surrounded by the scent of Incense Juniper and open to the sky, the central space invites stillness. It becomes a sanctuary for reconnection—with the land, with silence, and with that which transcends us. The installation honors the tangible as a refuge for being; silence as a sacred resource; the warmth of craft as a testament to the human hand; and the collective wisdom required to inhabit a territory with care.

Yet emptiness itself is not a loss—it is a space brimming with possibility, like a forest after fire. Socarrado invites you to walk the land with intention, to slow your steps, to listen for the echo of your own presence. It asks you to attune to the voices of those who came before, who wove meaning into this landscape. It is a call to root yourself in what is real, to dwell in the present, and to become a steward of truth.

By walking the path to Socarrado, visitors are invited to embrace stillness, reconnect with the tangible, and honor the craftsmanship and ancestral wisdom embedded in the land. The installation becomes an ephemeral temple to inner truth—a sacred space for rediscovering meaning and presence in an increasingly disconnected world.