A de aphantasia

A de aphantasia

Aphantasia is a clinical condition also known as mind blindness, the biological impossibility of mentally visualising images. A de aphantasia (A for Aphantasia) is a novel in which a person who discovers that they are suffering from this condition decides to force the machine of their body to visualise a mind image. This attempt makes them embark on a journey involving a concatenation of landscapes, characters and structures, each representing a different form of the idea of creation. The story seeks to disentangle the ideas of imagination and creativity, which, far from being synonymous, are almost antagonistic strategies for evoking the idea of the new.

Àlex Palacín

He graduated in Fine Arts from the Universitat de Barcelona (2015) and completed a Master in Artistic Production and Research (2017) from the same university. He directed Dràcul·la (Dracula) together with Mònica Planes, and his work could be seen this year at etHall, with the solo exhibition Lo contrario a camaleón (The Opposite of Chameleon), or at La Casa Encendida, with Cobra Roll, as part of Inéditos 2024. He has also participated in exhibitions at Arts Santa Mònica (Lleno de agujeros [Full of Holes], 2023) and at Espai Dilalica and the Cervantes Institute in New York with Paralaje (Parallax), curated by Marta Sesé (2023). He previously exhibited at Halfhouse, Museu Picasso, Llum BCN 2020, Nogueras Blanchard, Art Nou, Hangar, Tecla Sala, Le Beffroi – Biennale du Jeune Création Européenne, Fabra i Coats: Centre d’Art Contemporani, Centre d’Art Maristany, ARCO and MACBA.