Fever | 15 September - 30 October 2022

‘Fever’ - a group show that has brought four artists who create chromatically fizzy combina- tions. By placing them together, they break the individual vision and give rise to a space in which communication converges.

Baró Gallery makes an entrance into Nit de l’ Art September 15, with a double exhibition that celebrates the bounty of styles and disciplines. Until October 30, the gallery is divided into two spaces, beginning with ‘Origen’ by Mallorcan artist Amparo Sard, and culminating in ‘Fever’, a colorful group exhibition connected by Latin American influences.

Symbolizing the origin of art, the main floor is a fluid space without physical barriers, reflecting the new directions of the artist’s ongoing research. In the reading of the environment, pierced drawings and large-scale sculptures wrap around the viewer with their irregular shapes. Amparo Sard’s practice is an abstract thought, a labyrinth between consciousness and the unconscious. The artworks exhibited move the viewer to a familiar place, a space of tension that the mind has tried to repress but inhabits us all.

The show continues downstairs with ‘Fever’, a group show that has brought four artists who create chromatically fizzy combina- tions. By placing them together, they break the individual vision and give rise to a space in which communication converges.

In the main room, we encounter Sidival Fila (Brazil, 1962) an artist and member of the Franciscan Order of Friars Minor. His artis- tic practice is a profound search for beauty. As a tool, he plays monochromatically with primary colors and uses humble materials in discarded objects and fabrics.

Following, Óscar Abraham Pabón (Venezuela, 1984) is an architect of abstract and geometric language. Brick is a recurring element in his work, as it is related to urban (and therefore economic) growth in Venezuela, as well as to fragility. Followed by a blast of color, is the immersive installation of assume vivid astro focus (AVAF). Brazilian artist Eli Sudbrack, and French multidisciplinary artist Christophe Hamaide-Pierson, shape this transgressive duet. Their works are a statement against political and gender structures that are reflected through the abuse of colors and forms.

The exhibition ends in the cave with ‘Haptic Self-Portrait’ by Amparo Sard. This work transforms virtual reality, being the first haptic NFT work in the world that transcends from the visual to the tactile, where the viewer can pierce the piece themselves and have the tactile sensation of the process.

Weaving two stories in one space, Baró offers a truly unique and multifaceted experience that confronts a culture of colors, materials and experiences, connecting artists physically and conceptually.

Text by Nahir Fuente