Exhibitions
The infinite metamorphosis of matter in 'Estado de Cambio'
Bestué/Vives transform the Apel·les Fenosa Foundation into a scenario of chain reactions where domestic space and nature dialogue in a contemporary magical realism style.
The exhibition Estado de Cambio (January 11 – April 26, 2026) presents a new approach to the work of the collective formed by David Bestué and Marc Vives, key figures in the Spanish contemporary art scene. The piece, conceived as a stop-motion animation video, unfolds a process of incessant transformation in which objects, forms and materials enter into a continuous chain reaction. This permanent mutation becomes a metaphor for the instability of matter and the ephemeral nature of all formal construction, central axes in the shared trajectory of Bestué/Vives.
The work establishes a subtle dialogue —both visual and aural— with the spaces of the Apel·les Fenosa Foundation, integrating itself into the house and garden as if they were a living extension of the piece. The interior and exterior, the domestic and the natural, are woven into a choreography of details that oscillates between the vintage and a nature subjected to processes of conceptual transformation. Everyday elements thus acquire a new symbolic density, activating an attentive gaze on the immediate environment.
In this game of metamorphosis, the work summons a kind of contemporary magical realism, where matter seems possessed by its own will to change. Beyond the formal experiment, Estado de Cambio proposes a reflection on the way we inhabit spaces and on the capacity of art to reveal the invisible tensions that run through our domestic and natural landscape. The result is an immersive experience that invites the viewer to reconsider the relationship between permanence and transformation, between memory and the present.
