PichiAvo’s “Per ofrenar”: A Monument to Balance, Built to Burn at Fallas Valencia 2026

Posted by Donna on 17th March, 2026
Filed under: From the Street

Valencia street art duo PichiAvo present Per ofrenar (“To Offer”), a monumental installation created for the Fallas de Valencia 2026 and commissioned by the Borrull-Socors neighbourhood. Selected for the festival’s Experimental Fallas category, the project offers a refined and conceptual interpretation of the centuries-old tradition, where monumentality meets ephemerality.

Installed at Borrull Street 31 in central Valencia, Per ofrenar takes the form of an Ionic temple inspired by the Temple of Athena Nike in Athens. Constructed using traditional fallas materials including wood and paper, the structure reflects a deliberate return to craft and artisanal processes. The monument was realised in collaboration with master fallero artisan Paco Ribes, following a year-long development process.

At the heart of the installation, an altar composed of surplus paper from the production of PichiAvo’s publication Our Odyssey supports a precisely balanced sculptural scale. Two wax candles sit in equilibrium, one representing Classical Art and the other Graffiti. This central gesture articulates the duo’s ongoing exploration of dialogue between historical artistic canons and contemporary urban expression.

Rather than positioning these traditions in opposition, Per ofrenar proposes a space of coexistence. The work reflects PichiAvo’s distinctive visual language, where Greco-Roman iconography and graffiti aesthetics converge, while also extending their practice into a more architectural and symbolic dimension.

In keeping with the traditions of the Fallas festival, the monument is inherently temporary. On March 19, during La Cremà, Per ofrenar will be ceremonially burned, transforming the installation into an act of offering and renewal. The destruction of the work forms an essential part of its meaning, underscoring themes of impermanence, transformation, and collective experience.

This project builds on PichiAvo’s longstanding relationship with Fallas. In 2019, the duo created the main falla monument for the City of Valencia, a 26-metre-high structure installed in the city’s central square.

With Per ofrenar, PichiAvo continue to expand the possibilities of contemporary public art within traditional frameworks, offering a work that is both rooted in heritage and open to reinterpretation.