Sobrevuela (2014) Spazio 9, Roma. Curated by Silvia Litardi.
This is the context for the works of María Ángeles Vila Tortosa that populate every room of the hotel Piazza di Spagna 9, the common areas as well as the private ones. The exhibition itinerary is composed of a body of works created between 2009 and 2014, which embraces its different modes of expression, ranging from works on paper to those on canvas. Central to the works created for the exhibition such as Sobrevuela, which gives it its title, and Caja habitada, the trunk in raw wood lined with engraved and worked papers, which dominates the heart of the comunal rooms. Born from the relationship with the client, the work takes on the appearance of a symbolic luggage in the context of the hotel, representing an invitation to travel and at the same time, the link with the place of origin. The art of María Ángeles Vila Tortosa has a narrative character, each work tells a story that starts from the artist's experience to get to feel the experience of the observer. For this reason, her works, such as the works of the Souvenir di Piazza di Spagna series, created specifically for the exhibition, lend themselves to an intimate, solitary vision, which in this context take place in the hotel rooms, which, depending on availability , will be open to visitors. Sobrevuela is inspired by the poetry of the Spanish poet Yolanda Castaño, traveling, staying temporarily in a place evocative of others, bringing the spectator into a dreamlike dimension.