ESMERALDO BAHA
Born in 1991 in Elbasan, Albania. Lives and works in Bologna, Italy
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Painting,forme,isnotanimagebutathreshold—aplacewhereperceptionregainsweightandthebodynegotiatesitsexistenceagainstforcesthatseektoflattenit.Iaminterestedinmomentswhentimethickens,whenpresenceresistsefficiency,andwhenthehumanfigurebecomesasiteoffrictionratherthanrepresentation.Myworkmovesthroughsilence,suspension,andlatenttension,tracingtheinvisiblearchitecturesthatshapebehaviorandisolateindividualswithinseeminglyneutralenvironments.Byslowingvisiondownandinsistingonthephysicalencounterbetweenviewerandsurface,Itrytoreopenaspacewhereexperienceisnotconsumed,butfelt—whererealityisnolongerabstracted,butinhabited.
Exhibitions & Awards
2023Combat Prize
2022Combat Prize
2010 – 2015Academy of Fine Arts
Inquiries & Collaborations