Manuel Bouzas

We are thrilled to welcome Manuel Bouzas to INDESEM 2025, where his work at the intersection of architecture and ecology aligns perfectly with this year’s theme, Obsolete. Based between Galicia and New York, Bouzas explores the life cycle of materials and their entanglement with landscapes, questioning notions of permanence, decay, and reuse. Through installations, exhibitions, and research, he challenges the idea that obsolescence equals redundancy, instead seeing it as an opportunity for transformation. His projects, such as The Portal (Madrid) and The Catenary & The Arc (Mallorca, 2019), critically engage with material histories and future possibilities—making him a vital voice in the conversation on reimagining the obsolete.