“Everything exists forever in the photographs of Xurxo Gómez-Chao, yet they point to the inconsistency of an existence as fragile as it is ephemeral.” (Manuel Olveira)

Enigmas de lo efímero seeks to offer a reflection on the evolution and cyclical return of creative models throughout the history of art.

"This is a project I have been developing since 2010, which first materialized in November 2013 with the creation of a sculptural element at the Museum of Fine Arts in A Coruña. The installation Xardín Interior opened a dialogue that I have been deconstructing over the past years, between the Classicism of Modern Art and the subjectivities of Contemporary Art." It is an analysis of the concept of ‘beauty’ through representations that, from the very beginning, distance themselves from observed reality and become self-aware in their own right."

The visual metaphors Gómez-Chao constructs by combining the most disparate objects, from a tin can to a paintbrush, with natural elements, create a singular poetic universe.