Common Substrate. A New Archaeology of Matter

Matter is what lies beneath change, what anticipates transformation and movement. Matter precedes form and representation, it articulates time and what comes after, making possible what is yet to come. The questioning of matter is common in many processes and debates about current art, often from a thematic viewpoint. However, it is also possible to approach materiality as a method. This exhibition brings together the work by finalists of the Miquel Casablancas Award 2024 and the three projects developed during 2023 as part of the Sant Andreu Contemporani residencies, with the collaboration of Fabra i Coats. Even though a variety of concerns are considered, methodological affinities can be found among them. Through sculpture, installations and audiovisual pieces, these artworks invite us to explore their construction processes and carry out an archaeology of the substrate they share.

Artists: Marc Anglès, Isabel Bonafé, Natalia Domínguez, Mikel Escobales, Albert Gironès, Marina González Guerreiro, Gala Hernández López, Hodei Herreros Rodríguez, Abel Jaramillo, Claudia Rebeca Lorenzo, Lucas Marcos Barquilla, Jara Roset, Laia Ventayol García, Lola Zoido

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Project: Raquel G. Ibáñez, Sergio Monje, Leo Pum, Laura San Segundo and Alejandría Cinque
​Mediation: Antonella Medici, Fabiana Vinagre and Camilo Mutis, Massa Salvatge (Teresa Mata Ferrer and Alba Oller Benítez)
Graphic Communication: Josep Lozano Añon, Clara Pessanha, Belén Soria