Art Cologne Palma

For the first edition of ArtCologne Palma Mallorca, a new format launched by ART COLOGNE in collaboration with the Art Palma Contemporani association and local institutions, Balazsi presents a solo show dedicated to Rafa Forteza.

The presentation brings together recent works—primarily paintings—with earlier pieces, including bronze sculptures previously exhibited at Sankt Peter in Cologne. Despite the more than three decades that separate these works, Forteza’s visual language remains remarkably consistent, revealing a deeply coherent practice across different creative periods.

The exhibition is structured around verticality as both a formal and conceptual axis. The bronze sculptures, arranged as a small forest at the front of the booth, establish an ascending rhythm that resonates with the paintings of varying formats and the wall-based works. This continuity creates a dialogue across media and time, where form becomes the guiding thread, leading the viewer through different layers of the work.

The presentation offers a transversal reading of Forteza’s practice, where repetition, variation, and formal persistence construct a perceptual space in constant balance across time.