Artworks: More than balls
Artist: Josep Roca
Location: Monestir de Poblet street (Municipal Sports Centre)
Date: 2020
The trinquete mural started with the idea of painting something to do with sport. And that evolved after the research I carried out on this subject. The freedom that Aldaia Town Council gave me allowed me to choose certain ideas to include in the mural in order to add some social criticism to it. Because Valencian pelota was a totally male-dominated sport until a few years ago when the new women’s competitions were created in the Valencian Community.
Taking this fact into account, the mural aims mainly to normalise the image of women practising this sport and to highlight their strengths and values. Coinciding with the dates of International Women’s Day, this mural was used for the March 8th campaign and had repercussions in certain media outlets and social networks.