Ipar Baltza is the fifth solo exhibition by Erlea Maneros Zabala at Carreras Mugica. The exhibition takes its name from one of the works, Ipar Baltza (black north) — a Basque maritime and meteorological term meaning severe north wind, often associated with rough seas and poor weather conditions.

The Revolt of Form I (2026) is a series of 350 monoprints made by suspending ink on water. Produced over the span of several months, the prints document Maneros Zabala manipulating the density, temperature, and depth of the water, along with the type of ink and medium, to contract or expand the object-like shapes she creates on each page. Through seriality and accumulation, they build a structure that suggests an alphabet of signs. Each print illustrates a tension between the viewer’s impulse to assign meaning to the forms and the pull toward abstract ideation.

In The Revolt of Form II (2026), Maneros Zabala engages with the same water-based process; this time, she locks in on a shape that…