Mute suggests silence. Also an inability, deliberate or imposed, for expression. The works in this exhibition are in a state of waiting, holding their breath in anticipation. They evoke the atmosphere of those park cafés where the furniture has been removed for the winter season, awaiting the arrival of good weather to breathe, live and speak again. Meanwhile, the furniture is a silent witness to this lull, like extras in a film scene: essential to the visual expression of the story, but with no power to direct it. They exist as background to the unfolding narrative. The muted colour palette allows the works to blend in and go unnoticed, while the occasional punctures of red remind us of the life and blood bubbling in them waiting to be expressed. In addition, the benches transformed into impossible chairs add to the uneasiness. Objects conceived for comfortable waiting appear reassembled, making that comfort unattainable. The work on display is inspired by Giacometti and his elongated figures, so thin that they almost do not exist, compressed and altered by the enormous events that marked the 20th century, but also by Houdini and his vanishing acts, which required great agility, strength and artifice to ensure survival. Mudo speaks of survival, waiting and anticipation. Mudo speaks of survival, waiting and anticipation. Meanwhile, the works hold their breath in silence, waiting to see what comes next.

Mudo by Ángela de la Cruz (Edited by Anna Zraykat)