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Loosen Your Grip<\/em> parteix d\u2019una veritat m\u00e9s dif\u00edcil: l\u2019impuls de controlar-ho tot no \u00e9s generositat, sin\u00f3 tensi\u00f3. Aquest conjunt d\u2019obres neix de l\u2019instint de Celia Lees<\/span><\/span> de reparar, anticipar i mantenir les coses unides abans que es desfacin. Lees es mou amb la creen\u00e7a que el control pot aportar claredat quan les coses es tornen incertes, per\u00f2, en canvi, la pressi\u00f3 augmenta i es gira cap endins. Aquestes pintures travessen aquesta presa de consci\u00e8ncia. No parlen del domini, sin\u00f3 dels seus l\u00edmits, del punt en qu\u00e8 el control deixa de ser \u00fatil i comen\u00e7a a erosionar.<\/p>\r\n

Els gestos resisteixen una resoluci\u00f3 completa, i les superf\u00edcies contenen tensi\u00f3 sense arribar a alliberar-la del tot. Hi ha un impuls per contenir, i una for\u00e7a igual en sentit contrari que deixa que les coses s\u2019esmunyin, permetent que existeixi alguna cosa menys fixa. En algunes zones, la gestualitat \u00e9s densa i comprimida, gaireb\u00e9 ofegada, amb poc espai per respirar. En d\u2019altres, gaireb\u00e9 no hi ha gest, un afluixament, una disposici\u00f3 a deixar que les coses passin sense for\u00e7ar-les. L\u2019obra es mou entre la contenci\u00f3 i l\u2019alliberament.<\/p>\r\n

El cos continua essent central en la pr\u00e0ctica de Lees. La tensi\u00f3 del cos apareix en la mateixa tela. Realitzades al llarg de diversos mesos, les variacions emocionals i f\u00edsiques romanen visibles: moments de pressi\u00f3 i frustraci\u00f3 conviuen amb moments en qu\u00e8 Lees fa un pas enrere i permet que l\u2019obra es desplegui. El control, la rendici\u00f3, l\u2019ambig\u00fcitat i la confusi\u00f3 continuen presents.<\/p>\r\n

Loosen Your Grip<\/em> no resol aquesta tensi\u00f3. M\u00e9s aviat, es queda amb la incomoditat d\u2019afluixar, de no intervenir, de permetre que les coses existeixin sense una correcci\u00f3 constant. Es pregunta qu\u00e8 roman quan Lees fa un pas enrere, i si hi ha for\u00e7a en aquesta contenci\u00f3.<\/p>","desc_es":"

Loosen Your Grip<\/em> parte de una verdad m\u00e1s dif\u00edcil: el impulso de controlarlo todo no es generosidad, sino tensi\u00f3n. Este cuerpo de obra surge del instinto de Celia Lees<\/span><\/span> de arreglar, anticipar y mantener las cosas unidas antes de que se desmoronen. Lees trabaja desde la creencia de que el control puede aportar claridad cuando las cosas se vuelven inciertas, pero, en cambio, la presi\u00f3n se acumula y se vuelve hacia dentro. Estas pinturas atraviesan esa comprensi\u00f3n. No hablan del dominio, sino de sus l\u00edmites, del punto en el que el control deja de ser \u00fatil y comienza a erosionar.<\/p>\r\n

Los gestos se resisten a una resoluci\u00f3n total, y las superficies sostienen la tensi\u00f3n sin llegar a liberarla por completo. Hay un impulso de contener, y una fuerza equivalente que tira hacia dejar que las cosas se escapen, permitiendo que exista algo menos fijo. En algunas zonas, la gestualidad es densa y condensada, casi asfixiada, con poco espacio para respirar. En otras, apenas hay gesto, un aflojamiento, una disposici\u00f3n a dejar que las cosas sucedan sin forzarlas. La obra se mueve entre la contenci\u00f3n y la liberaci\u00f3n.<\/p>\r\n

El cuerpo sigue siendo central en la pr\u00e1ctica de Lees. La tensi\u00f3n corporal aparece en el propio lienzo. Realizadas a lo largo de varios meses, las variaciones emocionales y f\u00edsicas permanecen visibles: momentos de presi\u00f3n y frustraci\u00f3n conviven con momentos en los que Lees da un paso atr\u00e1s y permite que la obra se despliegue. El control, la rendici\u00f3n, la ambig\u00fcedad y la confusi\u00f3n siguen presentes.<\/p>\r\n

Loosen Your Grip<\/em> no resuelve esta tensi\u00f3n. M\u00e1s bien, permanece en la incomodidad de aflojar, de no intervenir, de permitir que las cosas existan sin un ajuste constante. Se pregunta qu\u00e9 permanece cuando Lees da un paso atr\u00e1s, y si existe fuerza en esa contenci\u00f3n.<\/p>","desc_en":"Loosen Your Grip<\/em> begins from a harder truth: the impulse to control everything is not generosity, it is strain. This body of work emerges from Celia Lees\u2019s instinct to fix, anticipate, and hold things together before they fall apart. Lees moves with the belief that control can bring clarity when things feel uncertain, but instead the pressure builds and turns inward. These paintings move through that realization. They are not about mastery, but about its limits, the point where control stops being useful and begins to erode.\r\n\r\nThe gestures resist full resolution, and the surfaces hold tension without fully releasing it. There is a push to contain, and an equal pull toward letting things slip, allowing something less fixed to exist. In some areas, the mark making is tight and condensed, almost strangled, with little space to breathe. In others, there is very little mark making at all, a loosening, a willingness to let things happen without force. The work moves between restraint and release.\r\n\r\nThe body remains central to Lees\u2019s practice. Tightness in the body appears in the canvas itself. Made over several months, the shifts in emotional and physical state remain visible, moments of pressure and frustration sit beside moments where Lees steps back and allows the work to unfold. Control, surrender, ambiguity, and confusion remain present.\r\n\r\nLoosen Your Grip<\/em> does not resolve this tension. Instead, it stays with the discomfort of loosening, of not intervening, of allowing things to exist without constant adjustment. It asks what remains when Lees steps back, and whether there is strength in that restraint.","event_category":103,"event_show_only_own_date":true,"_event_confirmed":true,"_event_public":true,"_event_free":true,"_event_price-min":"","_event_price-max":"","_event_web_ca":"https:\/\/www.escatgallery.com\/ca\/exhibitions","_event_web_es":"https:\/\/www.escatgallery.com\/ca\/exhibitions","_event_web_en":"https:\/\/www.escatgallery.com\/ca\/exhibitions","event_contact_email":"","event_apply_email":"","is_online_event":false,"is_art_nou_event":false,"is_bgw_event":false,"date_text":"","register_deadline":null,"altres_organitzadors":""},"abe_event_venue":"Escat Gallery Trafalgar","abe_event_category":"Exposici\u00f3","start":"2026-05-14 00:00:00","end":"2026-06-13 23:59:00","schedule":"once","schedule_meta":"","frequency":1,"all_day":1,"until":"2026-05-14 00:00:00","include":[],"exclude":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/graf.cat\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/events\/57103","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/graf.cat\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/events"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/graf.cat\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/event"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/graf.cat\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/185"}],"occurrences":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/graf.cat\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/events\/57103\/occurrences"}],"acf:term":[{"embeddable":true,"taxonomy":"event-category","href":"https:\/\/graf.cat\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event-category\/103"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/graf.cat\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/57104"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/graf.cat\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=57103"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"event-venue","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/graf.cat\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event-venues?post=57103"},{"taxonomy":"event-tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/graf.cat\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event-tags?post=57103"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}