Secrets de fabricació. Cicle 'Digues, Cosa. Joan Brossa i els poemes objecte'

The third exhibition in the series Digues, cosa. Joan Brossa i els poemes objecte explores the construction of the object, both from a material and a conceptual perspective. In this particular case, production and conception define territories that overlap and cannot be so easily disentangled. On the one hand, the exhibition brings together a selection of sketches and documents that offer an intimate insight into the genesis of Brossa’s object poems. At the same time, the exhibition includes works by artists in which production (or the process of installation) is largely responsible for their meaning and interpretation.

The idea of a “secret,” referred to in the title, becomes in a sense an ironic statement, since many of the works presented in the exhibition are based on protocols; others have been produced without the artist’s direct intervention; or—as is the case with Brossa—the works are remarkably simple in their construction. The title also clearly alludes to the economy of the object itself and to the way in which it acquires both economic and affective value.

Curated by Marc Navarro