Experience Pablo Valbuena's Kinematope [technical landscape] Exhibition at Espacio Fundación Telefónica

This exhibition features an installation by Pablo Valbuena that transforms the gallery space by making visible and dynamic the hidden infrastructure of lighting and sound systems. The work explores the interplay between physical architecture and virtual perception.

Pablo Valbuena's installation, 'Kinematope [technical landscape],' developed specifically for Espacio Fundación Telefónica, turns the gallery's hidden infrastructure into the subject of the artwork. Trained as an architect and with a background in video games and film, Valbuena researches how spatial concepts apply to virtual environments. This exhibition utilizes light and sound to trace the gallery's cabling and electrical systems, making the normally unseen functional elements a dynamic visual and auditory experience. The work subverts architectural elements by drawing attention to what is typically concealed within the ceiling, effectively making the room itself the artwork and immersing the viewer within it. As critic Pau Waelder notes, shadows and lights sketch fleeting shapes, transforming the perception of space by interlinking the real and virtual, the tangible and intangible, the static and dynamic. Valbuena's artistic practice, which began gaining prominence in 2007, often involves superimposing digital imagery onto physical spaces and altering our perception through light. Early works like 'Esculturas Aumentadas' used video projection to create volumetric illusions. By 2008, he shifted to interventions on architecture, such as the facade of City Hall in The Hague. His 'Kinematope' series, initiated in Paris in 2014, draws from Greek words for movement and place, creating illusions of light as a palpable architectural element. This installation at Espacio Fundación Telefónica, a building dating back to 1929, offers viewers a novel way to experience the space, prompting reflection on perception and the interplay between the seen and unseen elements that constitute our reality.

The exhibition is open during the venue's regular hours. Admission is likely covered by general museum entry, as no separate ticketing information is provided for this specific exhibition. Visitors are directed to check the general opening times for Espacio Fundación Telefónica.