THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH (AND OTHER LIES)

Artists  Nathalie Rei and Ece Haskan  transform La Plataforma into a surreal fair where illusion and truth collide. Inspired by the aesthetics of carnivals and traveling shows, their works invite the audience to play, to look behind the curtain and to question what is really on offer. From Rei’s ironic reinterpretations of childhood fantasies to Haskan’s provocative explorations of faith, power and spectacle, the exhibition reveals a world that is as festive as it is disturbing—a reminder that, in the great fair of life, we are all players, targets and, sometimes, even the prize.

Nathalie Rei  (b. 1976, France)
A French multidisciplinary artist based between Barcelona and Istanbul, Rei’s practice combines irony, metonymy and absurdity to explore memory, ecology, consumerism and the parallels between personal and collective history. Trained as an architect at the École d’Architecture de Versailles, she later obtained degrees in Literature (University of Barcelona) and Fine Arts (Escola Massana), as well as a postgraduate degree in Documentary and Artistic Photography (IDEP, 2025).
Ece Haskan  (b. 1997, Turkey)
An Istanbul-based artist whose surrealist paintings, sculptures and installations explore identity, belief and collective memory through play and irony. A graduate in Graphic Design from the Acaronar Sinan University of Fine Arts, Haskan has exhibited internationally at Illustroweek Belgrade, NFT NYC and Blockchain Futurist Summit (Toronto). His illustration was shortlisted for the Cheltenham Illustration Awards & Annual (UK, 2023).

With The Greatest Show on Earth (and Other Lies), La Plataforma reaffirms its commitment to bold art that invites dialogue. The audience is invited to enter this carnival of illusions, where nothing is exactly as it seems.