GALERIA REUS


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Galería Reus is a contemporary art gallery based in Mallorca whose trajectory dates back to 2003. Over the years, the project has evolved through different forms of collaboration and programming, consolidating itself as a space dedicated to the research, production, and dissemination of contemporary art.

The gallery works with emerging and mid-career artists, supporting the development of their practices while creating a context for dialogue, experimentation, and reflection around the diverse forms of contemporary artistic expression. Its program is characterized by a diversity of languages and approaches, as well as an interest in establishing connections between the local artistic scene and the international context.

From Mallorca, Galería Reus aims to actively contribute to the contemporary cultural ecosystem by promoting projects that encourage exchange, artistic research, and the development of new perspectives.


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Represented
Alejandro Javaloyas
Callum Green
Daniel Roibal
Elen Braga
José Fiol
Karolina Albricht
Julià Panadés
Marian Garrido
Miquel Ponce




CollaboratorsAbel Jaramillo
Alexandra Hunts
Erika Trotzig
David Martín
Irati Inoriza
Tommy Lecot
Evgenia Duvnikova
Daniel Dominguez
Martin Paaskesen
Ricardo Cases






PÆRDIS - SOLO SHOW

An Wei




Dates
 22.03.2025 – 30.05.2025

Text Pærdís (from the Persian word paerdis, meaning “enclosure,” which gave rise to the concept of “paradise”) explores the tension between nature and civilization. The term itself suggests an unstable balance between wild nature and humanity’s impulse to control it.

This painting/installation project delves into the problematic relationship humans have with the idea of paradise, understood as a human-made, enclosed garden. The elements that compose this garden symbolize the separation between beauty and wildness, between the safe and the untamed.

Like a garden, the installation defines and divides space, creating a realm that reflects how paradise is used to distinguish order from chaos. The comparison between paradise and the domestic garden reveals how humanity continues to build barriers—biblical walls become today’s fences. After the mythical expulsion from Eden, humans have endlessly sought to recreate that lost ideal, regaining control by including or excluding elements within the enclosure.

This ongoing conflict between humans and nature has long been reflected in art, often through idealized landscapes that capture only fragments of reality. In my own painting, the motif of the window serves as a metaphorical opening into this fragmented complexity.

Pærdís thus aims to challenge simplistic notions of paradise and instead open up its layered meanings—embracing its contradictions, tensions, and multiplicity.