Permanent Souls: Between the visible and the invisible
Iranzo’s project Permanent Souls examines how discarded materials can be transformed into functional sculptures that exist between visibility and absence. The work uses polypropylene nets, originally sourced from sports and construction contexts, and combines them with epoxy resin to create lightweight, permeable structures.
The design process emphasizes handcraft and material specificity. Each piece is produced through an artisanal method that preserves the distinct qualities of the nets while stabilizing them in new forms. The resulting works retain traces of their previous use but are reconfigured into objects, such as chairs and tables, that are both utilitarian and open to interpretation.
all images courtesy of Iranzo
Iranzo’s sculptures transform everyday industrial remnants
Formally, the sculptures suggest functionality without prescribing it. Their lightness, transparency, and suspended geometries allow for multiple readings, whether as objects to be engaged with physically or as structures that simply frame space and perception.
Through this process, artist Iranzo’s project considers the persistence of material beyond its initial purpose. Permanent Souls highlights the transformation of everyday industrial remnants into sculptural forms that carry both structural and conceptual weight, positioning them at the threshold between memory, use, and abstraction.
Permanent Souls by Iranzo explores material transformation
discarded polypropylene nets become sculptural forms
epoxy resin stabilizes the nets into permeable structures
lightweight and transparent, the pieces blur form and function
everyday remnants are reconfigured into chairs and tables
traces of previous use remain visible in the finished works
the sculptures suggest utility without enforcing it
functionality merges with abstraction in the design
transparency and lightness define the structures’ visual presence
nets sourced from sports and construction contexts find new life
industrial waste is reframed as structural and conceptual form
project info:
name: Permanent Souls
designer: Iranzo | @and.iranzo
design team: Héctor Montes | @veladostudio
materials: epoxy resin & polypropylene
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edited by: christina vergopoulou | designboom
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