as we head along the road to Cadaqués we come across an atypical traffic sign on which we read: attention. dashed line indicates road axis only. is a subtle way of alerting us to dangers that are otherwise all too obvious. in 2015, huc malla showed me a number of objects stored in his warehouse, among others, many of those generated by lanfranco bombelli during the first stage of the galeria cadaqués. On that day we signed a verbal agreement: in the future, we will make an exhibition with all this selection of artworks, posters, packaging, wood and various discards. a certain shared desire with huc for risk and the immense desire to activate his collection of collections has been the trigger for the project.

With the purpose of activating an artist residency, at the end of 2020, I begin to move – literally – many of these materials into the gallery space with the intention of re-signifying them. With the purpose of activating an artist residency, at the end of 2020, I begin to move – literally – many of these materials into the gallery space with the intention of re-signifying them. the logic of the process is that of contents moving up and down, physically advancing from the past to the present. from euphoric homage to critical drift, with the fortune of reliving the maximum splendour or the inconvenience of falling down the mountain. in times of covid, following the road while dealing with sensitive and certainly dangerous matters has been as comforting as a cure.

jordi mitjà. cadaqués / lladó, may 2021