Several of her projects have incorporated diamonds and salt, both crystals and similar in appearance, and both used as currency in different historical moments. Salt is prized for its food preserving properties, while diamonds have been valued only for the purity of their composition. The notions of these materials’ value are subject to the beliefs and fantasies, a complexity alluded to in her pieces.
Fritzia Irizar’s body of work recognises that history and science are almost fictions, built on small surfaces of knowledge and subject to the decision of a few individuals. However, they are fictions that we want to hold: as acts of faith, of belonging, of will or certainty
Taken out of its typical environments, the currency Irizar uses in her works takes on symbolic qualities that speak to the construction of desire and value.
