On Display

LUIS CARBALLO

Hiatuses and Controversies

Opening: 16 May, 6.00 pm

Galeria Módulo Twist

16 May – 2 June 2026

“One must still have chaos in oneself to be able to give birth to a dancing star.” Friedrich

Nietzsche, Thus Spoke Zarathustra

The visual compositions of Luís Carballo are embedded within an ongoing investigation Into the limits of photography as both a language and a device of representation. Rooted in urban observation, the artist’s practice progressively shifts towards territories of rupture and inquiry, where the image ceases to function merely as a record and instead becomes an expanded material form.

In this new exhibition, Luís Carballo further pushes this trajectory by questioning the very possibility of photography’s continuity. Through the conversion of photographic images Into three-dimensional graphic drawing, he proposes gestures of discontinuity that suspend immediate legibility.

This formal interruption resonates with a broader global context marked by uncertainty and tension. In a time shaped by the expansion of war, energy instability, and a pervasive anxiety that fragments everyday life, the artistic gesture of pausing and cutting assumes a critical dimension. The works presented echo this state of global paralysis, where normality is replaced by hiatuses and controversies. Rather than offering resolution, these images invite the discovery of alternative strata, depending on the viewer’s perspective.

The works once again demonstrate Luís’s ability to articulate geometry, perspective and dimension—now displaced beyond the photographic field. Their tridimensionality introduces dynamic layers of interpretation that invite viewer interaction. This new series continues the artist’s characteristic exploration of pattern, proposing a visual pathway that oscillates between aesthetic balance and emotional tension.

Lived experience—joys, sorrows, fulfilments and frustrations—structures the arrangement of acrylic elements. Colour and form trace intersections, affections and the resilience of human feeling.