Rosa Tharrats & Gabriel Ventura
Gabriel Ventura (Granollers, 1988) is a poet and artist whose work spans disciplines such as performance, chronicle writing, and moving images. His notable recent books include W (2017; expanded edition in 2019), Apunts per a un incendi dels ulls (2020)—a poetry collection that inspired an exhibition at MACBA—and La nit portuguesa (2021), a chronicle of the filming of Liberté by Albert Serra. He is also the author of Passió i cartografia per a un incendi dels ulls (2022), a text-performance published by MACBA. Recently, alongside Rosa Tharrats, with whom he often collaborates, he co-directed the short film Els miracles del Mestre Cabestany (2023) and El riu era verd i blau i groc, presented at Manifesta 15. His poems have been translated into English, French, Dutch, Greek, Portuguese, and Turkish.
Rosa Tharrats (Barcelona, 1983) explores the synchronicities and natural patterns intuitively, using various materials, particularly textiles. Her work is rooted in the belief that both natural and artificial objects possess unexplored subjectivity and can establish an organic connection with us. Tharrats views matter as having a soul and vibration, considering it an identity. Her work often focuses on the interaction between the mineral kingdom, the plant world, and the industrial sphere, tackling themes of transformation, symbiosis, process, compilation, foundational practices, and the visible-invisible balance. She frequently works with materials from her personal archives, accumulated over time through collecting textiles, garments, cabinets, and miscellaneous objects. This archive is a continuous process that evolves and gains layers of meaning over time. Her work has been exhibited at Manifesta 15 (2024), Liste Art Fair Basel (2023), TBA21 (Córdoba, 2022), Art-o-rama (Marseille, 2022), Centre d’Art Maristany (2022), Zona Maco (Mexico City, 2022), MACBA (2021), Ehrhard Flórez (2022, 2018), Barcelona Gallery Weekend (2021), CCCB (2021), Museu de l’Empordà (2021), Bombon Projects (2020, 2024), Arco Madrid (2019), Apulia Land Art Festival (2017), and Galería Cadaqués (2015).
