Fractal / Delimbo Gallery
“Fractal”, the first solo exhibition by Vhils in Spain, converged a diversity of historical and geographical contexts, intertwined with burning contemporary ideas and preoccupations. Revealing a wide range of pieces, some of which created using new mediums and techniques developed during the global pandemic – in the midst of a world taken hostage by fear and uncertainty – it was the product of profound introspection and perhaps one of the few advantages to surface from the abrupt interference of recent events: time. Time to think, to experiment, to interpret, to create.
Among these works emerged the use of a completely new material by the artist, immersed in tradition and historical significance: a series of tile panels that represented a clear nod to a shared cultural heritage between neighbouring countries, and the specific legacy of Lisbon-based tile work, which traces its origin precisely to the city of Seville, over five centuries ago.
As the name itself suggests, “Fractal” (from the Latin frāctus, meaning broken or fractured, appropriated mathematically to designate fractional dimensions and geometric patterns in nature), began with an allusion to the linear nature of time and history, and ended with a profoundly divergent understanding of the present.
Fractal
solo exhibition
Delimbo Gallery, Seville, Spain
04 February – 09 April 2022