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The change in the conception of time experienced during the months of confinement has given rise to Carla Cascales Aliumbau’s reflection on a constant self-imposed rush in our society.

The artist recreates a sensation of stopped time, where the absence of color makes all the pieces merge with each other. What goes unnoticed without delay, such as textures, shadows, cracks and subtle movements, take importance.

Diving underwater is one of those moments where time slows down, where there is no room for rush. The set of mobile sculptures, “Posidonias”, is a tribute to that bubble of silence, to the ductile movement of algae, pieces rocked by their own inertia, without exerting resistance, since for the artist the stopped time is not the absence of movement but calm. All the pieces have in common the static fluidity, as if by blinking or looking away they were to continue moving. 

The exhibition also reflects the passage of time, the importance of roots and degradation as a symbol of beauty. In a year in which distant trips were canceled, Carla decided to visit the small Andalusian town where her grandparents were born before emigrating to Barcelona. There again she felt that time retained, without noise, without distractions, walking through the almond groves that her great-grandfather planted years ago and that are still there today. 

As a tribute to these roots, most of the works are titled according to fragments of Bodas de Sangre, by García Lorca. That it is a tragedy is not chance: it is described as a fusion of pain and joy, which, according to the artist, is not far from how life can sometimes feel. 

Carla was fascinated by the connection between the constructions of the small Mediterranean fishing villages that she has seen since she was a child and those of the Andalusian countryside, the textures of the whitewashed, white and irregular houses that perfectly adapt to their surroundings and that she has wanted to capture in his ceramic sculptures. 

Without the calm of present time, without stopping, it is easy to get lost in a jumble of thoughts. This exhibition is a tribute to the time dedicated to knowing one’s own self.

The sound ambiance at the exposition has been composed by Marta Cascales Alimbau.

Carla Cascales Aliumbau is an independent artist living and working in Barcelona. Her work is a search for beauty in the imperfection and in the depths of earthiness, constantly seeking for authenticity.