Opening, June 9, 2026, 6 pm
Exhibition, June 10 – July 31, 2026
Paula Bruna Pérez’s artistic practice explores ecological sustainability, the interdependencies of humans and nature, and the deconstruction of borders between human culture and biological processes. Especially in projects such as Los otros residentes [The Other Residents], Mil ulls m’observen [A Thousand Eyes Watching Me], and Plantoceno [Plantocene], the artist raises poignant questions about the future role of humans in the ecological system and the dividing lines between the human, animal, and plant kingdoms. She draws inspiration from Timothy Morton’s book Dark Ecology (2017), which argues that we can only hope to develop ecological awareness if we acknowledge the existence of other forms of temporality, other spatial scales, and other protagonists.
In her works, Bruna Pérez creates fictional scenarios that transcend the paradigm of the Anthropocene—the current geological epoch dominated by human beings. Abandoning our hegemony accesses a space for para-human relations, in which plants and other life forms are elevated as equal actors in the ecosystem. The artist investigates how our cultural narratives about nature and the environment influence our perception of non-human entities and calls for a new perspective on ecological and geological processes. By charting the political and philosophical dimensions of the Anthropocene, she simultaneously points out the pressing need to change the prevailing, human-centric view of nature. For it is no longer just humans and their technology that determine the fate of the Earth, rather a multitude of non-human agents collectively shape the planet. According to the artist, this perspective alone can enable an understanding of ecological issues from a transdisciplinary and collaborative point of view and stimulate an alternative, sustainable aesthetic of nature. With Jaleo Forestal [Forest Fuss], Paula Bruna Pérez will develop a new project for the Kunstraum Lakeside that responds to the specific conditions of the exhibition venue.
Paula Bruna Pérez (b. 1978 in Spain) lives and works in Barcelona.
www.paulabruna.com
