Clarifying the Natural State<\/em> by Dakpo Tashi Namgyal. In this spirit, the works seek not to provide answers but to awaken our capacity to feel, to question, and to reimagine.<\/p>\nSpain and South Korea share more than just diplomatic ties; they are both peninsular nations shaped by complex relationships to land, water, and history. The exhibition explores these shared geographies and cultural sensibilities, emphasizing how both societies have grappled with modernization, urbanization, and the consequences of ecological degradation.<\/p>\n
From coastal erosion to urban transformation, and from forgotten rural traditions to the rhythms of nonhuman life, the themes resonate across continents. The artworks on display open a dialogue between the Spanish and Korean contexts, connecting audiences through questions that transcend borders: What knowledge have we lost in the pursuit of progress? How can art become a form of ecological repair?<\/p>\n
Curator Chus Mart\u00ednez describes the exhibition as a way of \u201cthinking of culture as a living mind, not as a historical substance carved in stone.\u201d In this sense, Clear, Lucid, and Awake<\/em> presents art not as a static reflection of the world, but as an active force\u2014alive, responsive, and capable of reimagining the relationship between humans and the Earth.<\/p>\nThe featured artists work with clay, fiber, sound, text, and image to evoke mythologies of water, rituals of care, and stories embedded in the land. Whether through the fragile geometries of \u00c1lvaro Urbano\u2019s structures or the sensuous, surreal ecosystems of Daniel Steegmann Mangran\u00e9, the exhibition encourages viewers to slow down and listen\u2014to time, to the body, to the Earth.<\/p>\n
As the world faces unprecedented ecological and social upheaval, Clear, Lucid, and Awake<\/em> offers a vision of art as a compass\u2014pointing not only to what we are losing, but also to what we might recover. In this meeting of Spanish and Korean artists, traditions, and sensibilities, we find a call to wakefulness: a reminder that clarity, lucidity, and awareness are not only spiritual ideals, but urgent cultural tools for our shared future.<\/p>\nCover photo: Bel\u00e9n Rodr\u00edguez
Chaqueta de Granjero, 2024
Series of 12 c-prints
30 x 40 cm (each)
Courtesy of the artist
Photo: \u00a9 Miriam Mora<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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