Orensanz

A visual passage between New York’s art scene and the Aragonese Pyrenees

Orensanz is a documentary that traces a striking contrast between two distant yet deeply connected places. It begins with a guided visit to one of the most genuine artistic spaces in the Lower East Side of New York, where the psychedelic interior of a spectacular synagogue reveals part of Angel Orensanz’s creative universe. From there the film moves towards the quiet rhythm of the Aragonese Pyrenees and the village of Larués, the artist’s place of origin. This journey between Manhattan and the countryside becomes an exploration of how Orensanz’s work and presence have shaped both environments.

The film combines the bustling life of the big city, where even a cat navigates traffic and noise, with the rural calm of a flock of sheep, the tanned hands of a stonecutter, and the textures and colours that inhabit these landscapes. Known internationally, with sculptures exhibited in New York’s Ground Zero, Venice, Tokyo and other major cities, Orensanz also leaves a particular imprint in Larués, where his reputation and the roots of his imagery take on a different meaning. Directed by Rocío Mesa, the documentary goes beyond the traditional portrait of a celebrated artist to examine his influence on a specific geography and the way his work connects the new and the old continent. It offers a reflective and visually driven narrative that contemplates fame, identity and the links between people and place.