Shipwrecks and vestiges of the expedition to the land of Narragonia. Joan Baixas | 2016 | Catalonia
Joan Baixas wants the visitor to play an active part in this exhibition that he catalogues as “static and silent theatre. It is not a sculpture exhibition, but a theatre play. However, it does not rely on movement and word, but on the presence of objects and the invitation to the visitor to create their own stories”.
He has a very defined idea concerning how he would like visitors to move around the exhibition: “They must be part of the game. Mine is a proposal that makes you think, imagine; its aim is for us to make theatre together. I will not act, but you will with your imagination. It is an invitation to play and reflection. I would say that the pieces are something closer to visual poems than puppets. While working on these pieces, I strived to take them to a point that would allow me to make theatre witho
Joan Baixas wants the visitor to play an active part in this exhibition that he catalogues as “static and silent theatre. It is not a sculpture exhibition, but a theatre play. However, it does not rely on movement and word, but on the presence of objects and the invitation to the visitor to create their own stories”.
He has a very defined idea concerning how he would like visitors to move around the exhibition: “They must be part of the game. Mine is a proposal that makes you think, imagine; its aim is for us to make theatre together. I will not act, but you will with your imagination. It is an invitation to play and reflection. I would say that the pieces are something closer to visual poems than puppets. While working on these pieces, I strived to take them to a point that would allow me to make theatre witho
Another of this exhibition’s appeals is a small collection of paintings, especially if we take into account how scarce Baixas’ painting exhibitions are. “I always say that, artistically speaking, I am between painting and theatre; but it has been in the latter that my professional development has taken place, while the former is a complement, a companion, a place for meditation and introspection”.
Museum’s opening hours
From Tuesday to Friday
From 10:00 to 13:00 // From 16:00 to 19:00
Weekends and holidays
From 10:30 to 14:00 // From 16:00 to 19:30
Mondays: Closed
The museum will be closed on January 1 and 6, on January 5 in the afternoon; in Carnival from the 27th to the 5th, on June 24 for the San Juan festivities and on December 25. On December 24 and 31 in the afternoon.
Access to the theater will be closed 15 minutes after the start of the performance.
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