Íñigo Manglano-Ovalle (Madrid, 1961) dares balance with his sculpture Asteroid (Apophis), 2012, in an artistic practice linked to natural elements and phenomena. With this piece, the artist explores environmental fragility and the relations between nature and culture within the representation of his pieces. This sculpture is composed of an anodized aluminum mass that represents the physical form of the asteroid Apophis, and was created out of the information collected by scientists about it. Originally, its collision to the Earth was predicted for the year 2029. The work highlights the fragile physical and environmental equilibrium of our planet. With this piece, Manglano-Ovalle refers to the representation of nature in a less real way, but closer to illusion, as we can observe an active practice developed in contact with scientific research and in frequent collaboration with programmers, architects and engineer. (Bernal Espacio, 2018)