Borja Cáceres
©Monstera Plato
Borja Cáceres
©Monstera Plato
Borja Cáceres
©Monstera Plato
Borja Cáceres
©Monstera Plato
Borja Cáceres
©Monstera Plato
Borja Cáceres
©Javier Abad

Borja Cáceres

CHRONOX

Woodcarver

Granollers, Spain

Wooden sculptures carved by time

  • Borja begins every piece with a search through remote mountain landscapes
  • He works exclusively with fallen black pine, revealing rather than reshaping the tree
  • His pieces explore time, memory and the silent architecture of nature

Borja Cáceres is a self-taught wood sculptor whose CHRONOX project unfolds between Barcelona, the Costa Brava and the high mountains of Europe. His process begins far from the workshop, with long walks through remote forests in search of fallen black pine fragments shaped by time and the elements. Working exclusively with wood that has completed its natural life cycle, Borja approaches sculpture as an act of discovery rather than transformation. Each fragment is carefully selected and carved by hand, following the direction of the tree's fibres and intervening only where necessary. "Raised in a family consistently engaged in manual work. My practice is self-taught, developed through observation, experimentation and direct learning from the material," he says. Borja's sculptures reveal the hidden architecture of the tree, inviting viewers to reflect on time, adaptation and the traces that nature leaves behind.

Borja Cáceres is a rising star: he began his career in 2019.

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INTERVIEW

The search for the right wood is the foundation of CHRONOX. I spend hours walking through remote mountain landscapes until I find a wooden fragment with the right conditions for a sculpture. Recovering it often requires considerable physical effort as I carry the wood to the workshop on my back, and that journey becomes an essential part of the work itself.

I only work with trees that have completed their natural growth cycle and entered a new phase through erosion. I value the time carried by the material, and I am interested in continuing its story without changing its origin or forcing a new identity onto it.

Trees record time, effort and adaptation within their fibres. I am interested in making those invisible processes visible. Although my sculptures begin with the tree, they also speak about humans, reminding us that our own lives are shaped by time in much the same way.

I never look for specfic shapes. I choose fragments with conditions that allow me to work while respecting the structure the tree has developed over decades. My role is to reveal that architecture, not replace it with my own.

Borja Cáceres

CHRONOX

Woodcarver

Granollers, Spain

ADDRESS

Address upon request, Granollers, Spain

AVAILABILITY

By appointment only

LANGUAGES

Spanish, English

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