Nave II · CVNE · Haro
From 29 May 2025 to 20 January 2026
CVNE is proud to host, for the first time, an unpublished work by Jaume Plensa (Barcelona, 1955)—one of the most acclaimed and internationally renowned sculptors of contemporary art. A Day Long is a large-scale installation composed of 24 suspended gongs, arranged to represent the 24 hours of the day, which visitors are invited to strike as they move through the space. Each instrument bears a word in English, most of them imperatives—breathe, learn, laugh, feel, love—with one notable exception: Peace. This singular noun captures the contemplative spirit of the piece and invites a symbolic reading of time as a space for inner transformation.
Installed in CVNE’s Nave II, a 19th-century building that forms part of the winery’s original structure in Haro’s historic Barrio de la Estación, the work enters into a natural dialogue with its environment—dark, humid, silent—much like the conditions in which the finest wines of the Compañía are aged. In this setting, Plensa’s piece is experienced as an invitation to inhabit the present, to connect with the moment through sound and language.
Visitors are encouraged to strike each gong using a soft mallet, releasing a unique vibration—both physical and emotional—that resonates through the space. This seemingly simple action activates a poetic and sensory circuit in which each person becomes an essential part of the artwork. Much like wine, which only comes fully alive when it is uncorked and shared, this installation finds meaning through the presence and participation of those who experience it.
A Day Long will be on view until 20 January 2026 and can be visited by reservation, either as a guided tour or as part of a sensory experience that includes a tasting of selected wines from the Compañía, harmonised with the themes and words of Plensa’s work.