Madrid-based artist Nacho Martín Silva presents his recent work in his second solo exhibition at the Max Estrella Gallery, Paraisos de Papel (Paper Paradises). Particularly interested in the idea of representation and the issues involved in reading an image—translating it, analyzing it, and constructing it from a pictorial perspective—Martín Silva explores the themes of landscape and nature. He pays special attention to nature understood from a modern perspective; nature that has been turned into a spectacle and, at the same time, a subject of observation. As stated in the text accompanying the video the artist created during the lockdown for the project #aunmetroymedio, launched by Tania Pardo and Manuel Segade for CA2M, from which the works now presented originated, “representation denies the landscape and art imitates nature.” Fragments of works from art history, visual documentation on the history of taxidermy, and natural history museums compose the material that feeds the imagination of this exhibition.
Max Estrella will be present at Estampa Contemporary Art Fair, come find us at booth 5B07.