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“ In my works there is an abundance of semi-abandoned constructions that appear contained by theatre stands. As if we were the last spectators of some function to which we either arrived early or late, in these works the surrounding natural space appears to take the central role. The appar-ent “lack of event” allows me to develop scenes where the dispute is situated inside and outside, as if centre stage comprised the stage, the backstage and the surrounding building.The landscape allows me to displace the main role of the human in order to propose places where, although we are “out of shot”, we are no longer the only actors. The series of works The past will have been a strange planet shows small canvases painted with acrylic and graphite where storage rooms, obsolete machinery and improvised tests on architectural remains coexist with our waste, vegetation and non-human animals.This interaction allows outcomes and narratives to develop on another scale. Perhaps the “time without time” that we have experienced during the pandemic could serve as a guide, as it has un-doubtedly amplied already existing needs and intuitions: the desire to live in a time not chained to the means of production, to be able to attend to the secondary or almost insignicant and, above all, overcome the hauntological anaesthesia that reminds us of the nostalgia of any prospective attempt to realise the future.In some works, improvised signs appear, recently dismantled or in the process. No more dystopia shows the Hollywood sign transformed into a new emblem on Mount Lee in Los Angeles. Made during the months of connement in 2020, this work proposes a reection on how to imagine better worlds in which to be together again. A group of inter-species workers toils in the groping search for a habitable future despite the fact that it is proved, again and again, that all futures are cancelled. With each work I try to place the viewer outside the time scales and perspective that we are used to. In the series At the previous life I develop a narrative thread in a loop between a past disaster and a utopian future. The window of a dismantled car opens up a new scenario where we regain hope, a “New Island” that returns to give way to the same cycle. This lack of denition seeks a way of looking, in which the past and the future are intertwined, the small and macro follow each other, the details are decisive and perhaps, like a buttery eect, it is about being able to observe very big things from a reduced scale. “.Santiago Talavera. Galicia, May 2022

SANTIAGO TALAVERAAlbacete, 1979Vive y trabaja entre Madrid y GaliciaBIOSantiago Talavera studied Fine Arts at Madrid Complutense University, including a one-year scholarship at Camberwell College of Arts in Lon-don. His work has been awarded the best exhibition at the recent 2021 Valencia Open, rst prize of the 12 Mostra Internacional de arte Gas Natural Fenosa, the XVII UNED Fine Arts Prize, among other awards. He has held individual exhibitions in museums such as CEART - Centro de Arte Tomás y Valiente and in galleries in Madrid, Valencia and Gijón. His work has been exhibited individually and collectively in various in-stitutions, including La Casa Encendida, Centro Centro and Real Aca-demia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando in Madrid, Chicago’s Instituto Cervantes, Berlin Freires Museum, as well as various contemporary art fairs in Spain, Argentina, US, UK and Southafrica.The central axis of Santiago Talavera’s work is the reection on the hu-man condition through the investigation of landscape and its symbolic, narrative and spatial possibilities.He began to explore natural catastrophe as metaphor through the instal-lation and series Llegar a ser Oceáno in 2006, which featured derelict homes and tsunamis. Colour plays an important role and pink, from ce-rise to bubblegum pastel, has become a hallmark of his work. The ab-sence of the human being in his works, in combination with an intimate and absurd atmosphere in which past and future seem to intermingle, accentuate the need to think about the place we occupy, rather than as mere observers.Education 1998-2004Fine Arts. Universidad Complutense Madrid2002-03Camberwell College of Arts (Drawing), London. Erasmus grant Solo exhibitions 2022 Las cosas cambiaron tan rápido que resultó difícil acompañarlas.Víctor Lope Arte Contemporáneo, BarcelonaLet the future be decided in small places. Lariot Collective, London2021 El pasado habrá sido un planeta extraño. Gabinete de dibujos, Valencia2020 Hauntopolis. CEART Fuenlabrada, Madrid2016 La propia naturaleza de un animal frágil. Galería ATM, Gijón2015 Cynegetic stories. Foro Arte CáceresLa New Gallery, CáceresGeometría empática. Art Madrid One Project, Moproo Gallery, Madrid2014 Project rooms. Arte Santander. La New Gallery, Santander2013 Conmigo llevo todas las cosas. La New Gallery, Madrid2011 En la vida anterior. Municipal exhibition center, Alicante2010 Alejarse lo multiplica. JustMad 3. Blanca Soto Arte Gallery, Madrid1979. La Lisa Arte Contemporáneo Gallery, Albacete2009 Que el destino de las cosas se decida en lugares pequeños. Blanca Soto Arte, Madrid2005 Llegar a ser océano. Blanca Soto Arte Gallery, Madrid

Group exhibitions 2023 Protection No Longer Assured. Espacio SOLO Museum, MadridArt on Paper Amsterdam. Víctor Lope Arte Contemporáneo. AmsterdamContemporánea +Intersección. Galería Nordés. Santiago de Compostela2022 Here, now. Víctor Lope Arte Contemporáneo, BarcelonaLuxembourg Art Fair. Victor Lope Arte Contemporáneo. LuxembourgESTAMPA. Victor Lope Arte Contemporáneo. Ifema, MadridPan y circo. Sala Amós Salvador, LogroñoUVNT 2022, Lariot Collective. COAM, Colegio Ocial de Arquitectos, MadridDrawing Room Madrid, Gabinete de dibujos. Palacio de las Alhajas, Madrid2020 Cuidado y peligro de sí. Sala Amós Salvador, LogroñoMalva y asfódelo. Gabinete de dibujos, Valencia2019 34º BMW painting award. Casa de Vacas, Madrid2017 Otra puta bienal más. 6mas1 Gallery, MadridXXIV Gregorio Prieto drawing contest. Casa de Vacas, MadridXXIV Gregorio Prieto drawing contest. Museo Gregorio Prieto, Valdepeñas2016 Animalista. La Casa Encendida, MadridOtras tauromaquias. En el II centenario de la Tauromaquia de Goya. Calcografía Nacionalde la Real Academia de San Fernando, MadridCrossroads. The London Art Show, Slowtrack Gallery, London2015 De la mano, CentroCentro Cibeles, MadridCynegetic stories. Foro Arte Cáceres 15. La New Gallery. CáceresFNB Joburg Art Fair. La New Gallery. JohannesburgGeometría empática. Art Madrid 2015 – One Project (Curated by Carlos DelgadoMayordomo). Moproo Gallery. Madrid.2014 BÚNKER. AM Gallery, AlmeríaPINTA art fair. La New Gallery, LondonPULSE Artfair. La New Gallery. MiamiEspejismos/Mirages. Mr.pink Gallery, Valencia2013 Les murs du temps. Cyan Gallery, BarcelonaEl décimo tramo. La New Gallery, Madrid 2012 12 Mostra Internacional de Arte Gas Natural Fenosa, MACUF, A Coruña22 años de pintura sin distancia, Premios UNED, Círculo de Bellas Artes, MadridJustMad3. Galería Blanca Soto Arte. Madrid73 Exposición de artes plásticas de Valdepeñas, Valdepeñas, Ciudad Real2011 Nulla dies sine linea - (Spanish contemporary drawing)- Portugal National Library, Lisboa, Portugal- Chicago Cervantes Institute, EEUUGabinet de papers. Municipal Exhibitions Center, ElcheEl ojo del mirlo. Isabel Hurley Gallery, Málaga2010 Nulla dies sine linea - (Dibujo español contemporáneo)- Freires Museum. Berlín, Germany- Seoul National University Museum of art (MoA), CoreaEl papel del dibujo II, Ángeles Baños Gallery, BadajozEl extraño garaje, Siboney Gallery, Santander2009 II Certámen de dibujo contemporáneo Pilar Andrés Centenera Jaraba, Alovera, Guadalajara76 Salón de Otoño. Centro Cultural Casa de Vacas, MadridArt Jaén. Galería La Lisa, JaénARTEBA 09. Galería Blanca Soto Arte, Buenos Aires, Argentina2008 Paisajes imaginarios. Galería Siboney, MadridArte Santander, Galería Blanca Soto Arte. Santander2007 XVII Certamen de Artes plásticas de la UNED, MadridMadrid 06 Arte. 20º Aniversario de la movida madrileñaPuertas abiertas 20º Aniversario de la movida madrileña. Galería Blanca Soto, Madrid2005 Mirador. Berzosa del Lozoya, Madrid.2004 Ensalada de bombilla. Galería Blanca Soto, Madrid2003 Degree Show. Camberwell College of arts, Londres

Grants & awards Best exhibition prize of Abierto Valencia 2019 Art residence, Nirox Foundation, Johannesburg. South Africa, 2015 Premio de Artes Plásticas, Museo Municipal de Albacete, 2013 First Prize. XII International Mostra of Art Gas Natural Fenosa. A Coruña, 2012 Grant I Encontro de Artistas Novos “Cidade da cultura”, Santiago de Compostela, 2011 II Painting grant Pilar Montalbán, 2009 XVII Fine arts award UNED, Madrid, 2008 Caja Madrid award. 70 salón de otoño. Asociación de pintores y escultores de Madrid, 2003 Painting award Aldeasa, Espacios Aldeasa, Madrid, 2002 Painting award Manuel Viola, San Lorenzo del Escorial, Madrid, 2001 Conferences 2021 Solo somos apocalípticos para poder estar equivocados. Conference within the Contemporary Art Cycle El n del mundo. Una agenda para otro planeta. CENDEAC- Center for Documentation and Advanced Studies of Contemporary Art, Murcia. Projections 2021 Hauntopolis. Intersección, A Coruña Videoart Festival 2018 El destructor de mundos. Intersección, A Coruña Videoart Festival Work in public collections Museo de Arte Contemporáneo Gas Natural Fenosa, A Coruña Universidad Nacional a distancia (UNED), Madrid Colección Solo, Madrid Valencia City Hall, Valencia Colección Caja Madrid, Madrid Facultad de Bellas Artes de la U.C.M. de Madrid Diputación de Albacete Fundación Fernando Mª Centenera Jaraba, Guadalajara Facultad de Bellas Artes de Madrid Ayuntamiento de San Lorenzo del Escorial, Madrid Press & publications- Fernando Castro Flórez: “El mundo sin nosotros. [Consideraciones sobre el imaginario utópico-ambiental de Santiago Talavera]”. Ca-tálogo de exposición Hauntopolis. Ceart Fuenlabrada. Sept 2020. Páginas 6-34 - Anna Adell: “El espacio es el cadáver del tiempo”. Blog Le Bastart. Dic 2020 - Anna Adell: “Petit Tour”. Blog Le Bastart. Jul 2018 (http://lebastart.com/2018/07/petit-tour/) - Óscar Alonso Molina: “Poética de Santiago Tala-vera en once tesis”, Santiago Talavera Pocket Series 4, Ed. Nocapaper. Feb 2016. Páginas 24-99 - Noemí Méndez Fernández: “11 tesis y más de 1001 motivos”. Santiago Talavera Pocket Series 4, Ed. Nocapaper. Feb 2016. Págs 8-13 - Noemí Méndez Fernández: “El sueño eterno”. Mas de Arte. Jun 2015 - Carlos Delgado Mayordomo: Texto comisariado “One project”. Art Madrid. Feb 2015 - Antonio García Berrio: “Neobarroco e hipermod-ernidad”. Revista de Occidente nº 393. Febrero 2014. Páginas 87-89 - Antonio García Berrio: “Paráfrasis. La recepción de el Greco en el neobarroco actual”. Ed. Castilla La Mancha. Sept 2014 - Rafael Doctor: “Arte Español Contemporáneo, 1992-2013”. Ediciones La Fábrica, Madrid 2013. Páginas 46, 114, 414 - Bea Espejo: “Y así sucesivamente”. El Cultural, Periódico El mundo. Nov 2013 - Marcos Fernández: “Pasaba por aquí: notas sobre fragmentos, piezas que recoger y Santiago Talavera”, Santiago Talavera Pocket Series 4, Ed. Nocapaper. Feb 2016. Páginas 13-23 - Paco Lorca: “Conmigo llevo todas las cosas”. Blog Ahora que me acuerdo. Oct 2013 - Tania Pardo: “Algo se esconde ahí”. Políptico de la exposición Conmigo llevo todas las cosas. La New Gallery. 2013 - Semíramis González: “Exposición de Santiago Talavera en La New Gallery”. Blog Semíramis en Babilonia. Sept 2013 - Sara Torres Sifón: “Entrevista a Santiago Talav-era”. PAC Plataforma de arte Contemporáneo. Junio 2013 - David Barro: “Santiago Talavera”. 2014/Antes de irse. Ideas sobre la pintura. Sept 2013. Páginas 246-249 - Estefanía Vasconcelos: “Lo necesario y lo con-tingente”. Periódico El Mundo, Sep 2013 - Víctor Zarza: “En el estudio con el artista”. ABCD Las artes y las letras n. 1105. Sept 2013 - Rafael Doctor Roncero: “Las aperturas que se vienen”. Catálogo exposición En la vida anterior, Beca Pilar Montalbán. Oct 2011. Páginas 7-11 - Iván López Munuera: “En ese pequeño lugar hay una gran prueba”. Catálogo de exposición En la vida anterior, Beca Pilar Montalbán, Oct 2011. Páginas 13-23 - Carlos Rodríguez Gordo: “Reexiones en torno a la obra de Santiago Talavera”. Catálogo exposición 1979, Galería La Lisa. Dic 2010. Páginas 6-9 - Ángel M. Alcalá: “El arte del confín del mundo”. Catálogo exposición 1979, Galería La Lisa. Dic 2010. Páginas 10-12 - Óscar Alonso Molina: “Carácter destructivo”. ABCD las artes y las letras n. 890. feb 2009 - Graciela García: “La isla de los voraces”. Ca-tálogo exposición Que el destino de las cosas se decida en lugares pequeños. Galería Blanca Soto. Ene 2009 - Óscar Alonso Molina: “Paisajes imaginarios”. Catálogo exposición. Galería Siboney, Santander. Jun 2008 - XVII Certámen de Artes Plásticas de la UNED. Cat. Exp. 2007 - Iván De la Torre Amerighi: “Santiago Talavera”. Revista 967Arte nº 4, sept 2004 - 70 salón de otoño. Asociación de pintores y escultores de Madrid, cat. Exp. 2003 - Mariano De Blas: “Santiago Talavera”. Díptico Premio pintura Aldeasa, 2002

“As always I want to channel the powers at war, as always, to make things better. If isnt to make the world better, art would be of no use”

Profecías de un desorden2013Graphite, acrylic and collage on board135 x 200 cm14.000£ with frame

“In my work there is an intention to connect our world with landscapes more typi-cal of a collective psyche, so that this anxiety that we suer daily for a reality that we cannot assimilate, is interpreted in my works as places whose organism is altered and sick”“The drawings of Talavera come out in propor-tions beyond measurement, needing periods of time that have sometimes surpassed a year so as to be created in in all their almost maniac de-tailness; they are beyond scope even before they are framed, they become true deposits of time and memory - both private and collective-, accu-mulating various private anecdotes from the art-ist himsef and his surroundings” (Oscar Alonso Molina. Santiago Talavera, Ed.Nocapaper Books, Santander, 2016,p.46)

Todo lo que ves El ingenio de la escalera2013Watercolor, colored pencils, markers, graphite and collage on paper135 x 250 cm15.000£ with frame

“In my work there is an intention to connect our world with landscapes more typi-cal of a collective psyche, so that this anxiety that we suer daily for a reality that we cannot assimilate, is interpreted in my works as places whose organism is altered and sick”

The original accident III2023Graphite, acrylic, watercolor and collage on paper46 x 55cm3.300 £ with frame

At the previous life2011Composition de six drawings on paper papel (30 x 40 cm)and looped video. 3’ 19”. Sound7.000 £

Reinventar el espectáculo II2022Technique: Acrylic, watercolor, collage, markers, crayons andspray on paper.Size: 55 x 46 cm / 58 x 50 cm with frame3.500£ with frame

Reinventar el espectáculo II2022Technique: Acrylic, watercolor, collage, markers, crayons andspray on paper.Size: 55 x 46 cm / 58 x 50 cm with frame3.500£ with frame

“The drawings of Talavera come out in propor-tions beyond measurement, needing periods of time that have sometimes surpassed a year so as to be created in in all their almost maniac de-tailness; they are beyond scope even before they are framed, they become true deposits of time and memory - both private and collective-, accu-mulating various private anecdotes from the art-ist himsef and his surroundings” (Oscar Alonso Molina. Santiago Talavera, Ed.Nocapaper Books, Santander, 2016,p.46)

La herida2015Rotulador sobre papel. 30 x 40cm 2.300 £ with frame

Failed apocalypse II2022Acrylic and graphite on canvas.24 x 33 cm1.300 £

Failed apocalypse III2022Acrylic and graphite on canvas.16x22 cm900 £

Geology of mankind II2022Acrylic and graphite on canvas.24 x 33 cm1.300 £

Let be the future be decided in small places2022Acrylic and graphite on canvas.16x22 cm900 £

Let be the future be decided in small places, 2022Acrylic and graphite on canvas16 x 22 cm

El pasado habrá sido un planeta extraño II2020Acrylic and graphite on canvas16x22 cm900 £

El pasado habrá sido un planeta extraño V2020Acrylic and graphite on canvas.16x22 cm900 £

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