The Spark of Creativity Ignites at La Ceràmica

Create a foguera is much more than assembling ninots. It is a journey into the depths of thought, a dance between emotion and matter. The artist's task demands opening the mind and soul to transform ideas into shapes, feelings into volume, and fire into memory.

This will be demonstrated by Palacio i Serra in 2025 with the 'Procés creatiu' foguera at La Ceràmica, which delves into the artist's inner world and mental universe. It is here where thought and foundations emerge to build, as they propose, the best foguera in Alicante.

To achieve this, they open the artist's mind, where a world of different ideas coexist. These, along with the brain, form a giant octopus, a symbol of intelligence. With its arms, it represents the human ability to link thoughts and emotions in the complex process of creation. Surrounding it, a school of fish illustrates the flow of small ideas swimming through the mind, which, when united, form the foguera.

The central body of the foguera features two large ninots embodying the fundamental pillars of all creation: creativity and imagination. They are responsible for lighting the bulb that rises at the top, a symbol of the great idea that gives meaning and shape to the entire process.

Surrounding them, like inspiring satellites, are the muses of the Fine Arts: literature, music, sculpture, painting, cinema, architecture, and dance. Each represents a possible path to transform the initial spark into a work of art.

The foguera is structured in different scenes that address each phase of the process: dreaming, building, creating, doing, and finally, bequeathing. The final scene is led by Miguel Hernández, as a symbol of art that is born even in adversity. His poem 'Nanas de la cebolla', written in prison, represents the power of art to endure, move, and above all, persist.