This exhibition “Máscara” was inspired by the many faces in my pictures. Faces can be anything we see to something we pretend. Religious Gods, wizards/witches, The Devil, aliens, saints, wild animals, ancient kings/queens, etc. Many of them a blank expressions on their faces like people on a normal day.
A mask hides who you are and gives you a new identity. A mask that can bring out your true self, -to the person you would like to be. A mask we use to impress. A mask for work or with people we do not know.
“Máscara” A journey into your mind
El Aljibe de Haría. Lanzarote 2023
An exhibition by Enric Mads
The exhibition hall “El Aljibe de Haría” is located in the town of Haría. The Gallery is in an old cistern that was formerly used to capture and store water for the city in times when water was a scarce commodity.
Now it houses temporary exhibitions of art. Access to the room is down a staircase under the city.
The old cistern is about 200m2 and organized around a floor-length glass skylight that provides natural light and ventilation to the room. The flooring is made of wood and basalt stone edges, which provides not only aesthetic beauty but also aeration of the floor.