/ ́DRAIV INN/         SOLO EXHIBITION, PARIS                                                                         ¨43 days, 14 states, and over 4500 miles of road trip across the United States shape the visual narrative of / ́DRAIV INN/. In the face of the eternity of a landscape defined by the straightness of its roads, Iñigo Sesma turns his instinct into the compass of the journey. There is something enigmatic and enchanting about embarking on a journey down the road. It's a feeling of venturing into the unknown, where the destination is just a footnote compared to the vastness of the journey. Time becomes a trusted companion, and days merge into each other seamlessly as we traverse between motels and gas stations. It's in these moments of unpredictability that unexpected encounters and extraordinary stories arise, etching themselves into our memories. Travelling through the United States, the emptiness of certain states spreads like a disease, but life manages to emerge in the most surprising ways. Nature weaves its patterns into the fabric of the land, while clichés abound for those who have never treaded these paths. Amidst abandoned places, faith, and flags, we find ourselves as nomads, adapting to an unfamiliar environment, and left alone with our thoughts. It's here that our minds venture beyond the car window, fantasizing about the lives of others and weaving them into our own. Like any initiatory path, it arose from a turning point, from a search for the deeper reality that lies hidden in our travels. /‘ Draiv Inn/ was born out of this same desire to capture the essence of the places and situations where life seems to escape through the back door. Iñigo Sesma sets his gaze on everything that exudes the inherent reality of someone who knows that something had "better times", imbuing his brushes with the furtive gaze of someone who has been spying and has taken an object from the crime scene. From frozen fragments and imagined realities, Iñigo Sesma protects that last vestige of vitality in each work, portraying the struggle to survive the twilight in the eternity of the canvas.¨ Victoria Rivers