RIDE OR DIE - SOLO SHOW — Galería Reus | Contemporary Art Galleries in Palma, Mallorca

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

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

RIDE OR DIE - SOLO SHOW

Sophie Vallance

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25/03/2023 – 01/06/2023

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Ride or Die is a solo exhibition by Scottish artist Sophie Vallance Cantor in which contrasting emotions and life experiences take center stage, transforming into a metaphor for the healing process. Referencing the phrases "Ride it out" and "Dye trying," the artist reflects the duality inherent in healing. The self-portraits constantly shift and evolve, living on the canvases, juxtaposing scenes that evoke courage and strength with others that suggest feelings of sadness or introspection.

Thus, we find everything from a fierce motorcycle rider traversing the neon-lit streets of New York to a pensive smoker contemplating the emptiness of her solitary room. Or gentle domestic cats transformed into wild felines, embodying the emotions that overwhelm her mind, while simultaneously symbolizing the unconditional support so necessary in this process. Atmospheric and evocative scenes that can be understood as disordered frames from the same film, where the neon lights, sunsets, and shadows cast by dense vegetation become a metaphor for self-illumination and reflection.

A distant journey in which the viewer can observe, in the third person, the overwhelming and disconcerting emotions experienced by our protagonist, without being able to establish a linear progression.

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