ethall
ethall, Barcelona
A project, a space with its own memory where situations are generated and artists are supported in the development of their work. An interdisciplinary exhibition sequence that fosters formal inquiry, speculative processes, and collective experimentation, grounded in the conviction that art has the power to transform.
Proposal
The proposal is based on two fundamental premises. The first involves a shift from a mechanics of solids to a dynamics of fluids—that is, abandoning the use of impassive materials that neither age nor register the passage of time, in favor of dirty, sticky, and viscous materials. The former conceal a profound fear of death; the latter, akin to bodily fluids, evoke life. The second premise entails moving from erecting a volume to supporting a fall, cushioning its impact; from being supported to supporting, ultimately. What Larré seeks is to approach the sculptural gesture anachronistically, understanding sculpture as a sensitive and mutable body that suspends or reconsiders the relationship sculpture has traditionally maintained with power.
Marc Larré
Marc Larré (Barcelona, 1978) studied Fine Arts at the University of Barcelona and at The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art in New York, where he studied film and video under the supervision of Walid Raad.He has held solo exhibitions at Fundació Suñol (Barcelona), Centro Párraga (Murcia), etHALL Gallery (Barcelona), La Capella (Barcelona), Fundación BBVA (Madrid), RO Proyectos (Madrid), Galería Rafael Ortiz (Seville), and Galeria Estrany–de la Mota, together with Gerard Ortín. His work has also been featured in group exhibitions at CRAC Puglia (Taranto), MAAT – Museum of Art, Architecture and Technology (Lisbon), MACBA – Museum of Contemporary Art of Barcelona, NCCA – National Centre for Contemporary Arts (Moscow), Fabra i Coats (Barcelona), and Aarhus Art Building (Denmark), among others.He recently received the Antoni Vila Casas Sculpture Prize (2024), a Leonardo Research Grant from Fundación BBVA (2024), the Art for Change grant from Fundación ”la Caixa” (2022), the Multiverso grant from Fundación BBVA for video art production (2015), the Barcelona Producció grant (2013), and the Ciutat d'Olot Visual Arts Grant (2011).
