In Search of The First Gesture (from Phoebus’ hand)

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Anna Malagrida’s project focuses on the imprint that man has perpetuated over time in the biosphere. This trail becomes a primitive gesture present in the landscape of the volcanic area of La Garrotxa. The artist presents In Search of The First Gesture (from Phoebus’ hand), a video and photography installation inspired by the figure of Joaquim Vayreda, one of the main Catalan landscape painters of the nineteenth century. The single-channel video The Devil’s Stone 2022 revolves around the menhir located in the surroundings of Santa Pau, showing a magical past within the popular imagination, the imprint of this primitive gesture and its perception as an image in the present, as well as our uncertain future represented by Phoebus, the sun god in Roman mythology. 

En busca del primer gesto (de la mano de Febo)

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El proyecto de Anna Malagrida se centra en la huella que el hombre ha perpetuado a lo largo del tiempo en la biosfera. Este rastro se convierte en un gesto primitivo presente en el paisaje de la zona volcánica de la Garrotxa. La artista nos presenta En busca del primer gesto (de la mano de Febo), una instalación de vídeo y fotografía inspirada en la figura de Joaquim Vayreda, uno de los principales paisajistas catalanes del siglo XIX. El vídeo monocanal La Piedra del Diablo, 2022 gira entorno al menhir situado en los alrededores de Santa Pau, mostrándonos un pasado mágico dentro del imaginario popular, la huella de este gesto primitivo y su percepción como imagen en el presente, así como nuestro futuro incierto representado por Febo, el dios del sol en la mitología romana. 

Exhibition views

Works

Fageda 1
200 x 120 cm

Fageda 2
200 x 120 cm

Fageda 3
100 x 150 cm

Fageda 4
75 x 58 cm

Fageda 5
75 x 58 cm

Fageda 6
75 x 58 cm

Fageda 7
75 x 58 cm

Fageda 8
75 x 58 cm

Fageda 10
75 x 58 cm

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