Atrapaflores (Flowercatcher)

Holographic fan (holofan) 75 cm diameter FHD.

This work explores how technology can capture and preserve the ephemeral, generating three-dimensional images that appear real. Throughout art history, portraits, landscapes, and still lifes have served as witnesses of time, fixing their image to resist disappearance.

Bringing this intention into the present, Atrapaflores uses artificial intelligence and 3D animation to "trap" a selection of flowering plants from the Valencian Community that are endangered. These flowers float in the air like an illusion suspended between memory and simulation.

This symbolic gesture not only seeks to remember but also questions the role of technology as an archive of what we lose, while simultaneously creating the illusion of permanence.
Edition of 3 + 1AP

The work gathers a selection of critically endangered floral species, forming a space of digital and poetic memory. Among the flowers represented are:

Hipocrepis Valentina: a leguminous plant endemic to the Valencian Community (Alicante and Valencia), with a very limited distribution. It is currently protected due to its rarity and localization within a highly restricted area.

Limonium Cavanillesii: a plant endemic to the marshes and salt flats of the Alicante coast, classified as critically endangered due to habitat destruction caused by urbanization. Very few specimens remain, mostly located along the coastal areas of Alicante.

Silene de Iclinis (de Ifach): endemic to the Valencian Community, this plant is at risk of extinction. It is found in specific areas such as the Peñón de Ifach in Alicante and the southern Valencia regions, particularly in the mountains of Játiva. Habitat loss and tourism-related land-use changes threaten its survival. In the early 20th century, it was considered extinct, but by the late 20th century, a small number of specimens (around 20 to 25) were rediscovered in Alicante. It is now "strictly protected." In Valencian, it is known as Esclafidora major or rosada.

Thymus Webbianus: an aromatic plant belonging to the thyme family, endemic to the southeastern Iberian Peninsula, including areas of the Valencian Community, from Montgó (Dénia) to Serra Gelada (Benidorm). Land-use changes threaten its survival. Micro-reserves exist for this species in the Peñón de Ifach, and conservation efforts include proposals for seed storage in germplasm banks.