Marina Roca Die - Too Animal, Too Human

Roca's art reflects the human body in psychological contexts, exploring how it can be altered, distorted, and removed from any boundaries, always in search of a powerful and complete image.

In this exhibition, the artist presents her works from 2014 and 2015 for the first time. The series includes oil paintings and ink drawings, focusing on nature, particularly that of the human being.

"We can position ourselves as humans in relation to nature in two ways: by defining our stance towards nature or by attempting to understand what nature expects from us."

Marina's challenge is to find the boundary where the definition of "being human" becomes blurred.

We share much in common with other animals. The fundamental difference that sets us apart is language, which we use in symbolic dimensions, while animals simply follow certain codes. They exist entirely within the realm of the imaginary.

Over time, language has transformed into something independent of us. It exists even when it is no longer used. Furthermore, it seems that we wander around the rules imposed by language itself. These rules are why humans restrict and even hide their animality to avoid contingency.

Marina Roca explores this theme to uncover the "animal within humans," as if to say, "let it out a little, at least as an image."

Using half-human, half-animal figures as expressive elements, the artist delves deeply into the encounter between human identity and mere, instinctual existence.

Live Act: Zhenja Oks is an intuitive composer who brings to life poems from authors of various cultural backgrounds in a multitude of languages. His songs reflect the atmosphere of the Odessa suburbs of his childhood, as well as the vibrant, contrasting life of his chosen home, Berlin. He weaves traditional motifs with elements of experimental exploration, modifying the sound possibilities of his guitar in unusual ways. This results in both melodically catchy chansons and awkwardly uncomfortable invocations that venture beyond all conventional musical paths.