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BARCELONA CONTEMPORARY – 6TH EDITION 2025

BARCELONA CONTEMPORARY 2025 brings together over 20 international artistic voices from around the world to explore identity transformation, the fluid boundaries between body, mind, and environment, and innovative ways of communicating and experiencing the spaces that surround us.

BARCELONA CONTEMPORARY 2025 analyzes the relationship between body and space, and the hybridization between identities and cultural/physical/social/urban settings in contemporary times, through two main sections: MIXING IDENTITIES and FUTURE LANDSCAPES.

MIXING IDENTITIES analyzes the hidden parts of our identities, through an immersive experience inside the fascinating universe of the complex labyrinths of our consciousness. The human body is a changing system that connects us with other bodies and spaces to perceive the surrounding reality; a strong communication system with its language and infinite ways of expression.

FUTURE LANDSCAPES are abstract, infinite and conceptual, associated with a sense of freedom and infinite extension. Primarily experienced with the mind, spaces redefine their limits and borders, transforming surfaces in an open flow of pure ideas. This section focuses on the concept of the borders and the structures between body, mind and soul, the human identity and the city, the space and the ground.

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Illustration 1

Exhibition: BARCELONA CONTEMPORARY – 6TH EDITION 2025
Title: Halloween Food Fable
Venue: ITSLIQUID Art Space, Barcelona
Date: 16/10/25 - 27/10/25
Organised in Barcelona by ITSLIQUID GROUP
Description: Halloween Food Fable" is an animated exploration of the unspoken transformation of Halloween—from its ancient Celtic roots to its modern, commercialized incarnation. The work delves into the fragmented history of the holiday, revealing how its original cultural and spiritual significance has been overshadowed by the noise of consumerism and Western capitalism. Through a visual and auditory journey, the animation begins with organic, natural elements—food, scenes, and sound effects that evoke the agrarian spirit of Samhain, the Celtic festival that birthed Halloween. As the animation progresses, these elements gradually shift, becoming increasingly artificial, modern, and industrialized, mirroring the way Halloween has been stripped of its cultural depth and reduced to a spectacle of decorations, costumes, and sweets. The work speaks to the unspeakable: the silencing of cultural and nonhuman entities in the face of global consumerism. It questions whether the celebration of Halloween today pays adequate homage to its origins or if it has become hollow, profit-driven event. The animation serves as a metaphor for the broader cultural erasure that occurs when traditions are commodified, and the voices of history, nature, and nonhuman entities are drowned out by the demands of capitalism. It invites viewers to reflect on the language of silence—the untold stories of the past, the muted voices of nature, and the unspoken consequences of cultural commodification.

Illustration 2

Exhibition: BARCELONA CONTEMPORARY – 6TH EDITION 2025
Title: Once Upon a Time
Venue: ITSLIQUID Art Space, Barcelona
Date: 16/10/25 - 27/10/25
Organised in Barcelona by ITSLIQUID GROUP
Description: Once Upon A Time" is an animated exploration of the unspoken and fragmented emotions that accompany the pivotal transition from childhood to adulthood. The phrase, often associated with the enchanting beginnings of fairy tales, is reimagined here as a gateway to a narrative that intertwines the magical innocence of childhood with the sobering realities of growing up. The work delves into the unspeakable anxieties of coming of age—the fear of change, the weight of responsibility, and the uncertainty of the future—while also capturing the whimsical wonder that defines this transformative journey. Through its visual and narrative layers, the animation invites viewers to reflect on their own experiences of maturation, engaging with the silent fears, unvoiced hopes, and fragmented memories that shape personal growth. The passage of time, a central theme in the work, is portrayed as both a source of enchantment and a catalyst for introspection. The animation’s shifting tones—from the magical to the melancholic—mirror the emotional and psychological landscapes of growing up, where the extraordinary and the mundane coexist.