Biography

La Mà Esquerra is a public space creation collective founded by Aram Pou Clavell during his studies at the Master’s programme in Art in Public Space at the FAI-AR in Marseille. The company develops site-specific works that combine circus, theatre, dance, music and poetry, creating performances that emerge from dialogue with landscapes and the communities that inhabit them.

Its work is structured around a long-term research line on forests titled Courir les bois. This research takes scenic form in Coureurs de [nom du lieu] (in Catalan BosCos – [place name]), a walking performance that adapts to each location and combines tree climbing, documentary dramaturgy and sound creation. The company is currently developing Els meus arbres, a new creation for public space focused on traditional timber structures and local wood production.

Aram Pou Clavell (Girona) trained at Carampa Circus School (Madrid), the ERAM-UdG degree in performing arts, and the FAI-AR Master in Public Space Arts. His work explores the relationships between art, territory and ecology, particularly in rural and forest environments. He is also founder of the association Brisa, through which he has developed projects linking environmental education, artistic practice and local communities.

Artistic project

"My Trees" is a public space performance that pays tribute to the artisanal transformation of wood, from standing tree to structural beam. The piece brings into dialogue traditional woodcraft with the languages of circus, theatre and music, guided by a simple question: how do we build our homes, with which materials, and through which processes?

The creation emerges from a long-term research process initiated during Aram Pou’s studies at FAI-AR (2023–2025). During this time, he has collaborated with forestry workers, sawyers, carpenters, builders and architects, learning directly from their practices and gestures. This research, titled "Courir les Bois", explores human relationships with forests and the cultural and material processes involved in transforming wood.

The title is inspired by the Welsh expression "Dod yn ôl at fy Nghoed", literally "returning to my trees", symbolically meaning a return to a balanced state of mind. For us, this reflects both the recognition of wood as a living material and the importance of reconnecting with local production in a globalised world where the origin of materials often becomes invisible.

On stage, two movement artists and one musician explore the physical gestures of wood construction and traditional craftsmanship.

Format: performance

Size of audience: 200-300 people or more

Specific location: no specific location required

Timing/duration: day or night 40 min