Un secreto se apaga entre mis manos

ArtNoble Gallery is pleased to present “Un secreto se apaga entre mis manos” (A secret is revealed in my hands), a solo exhibition by Amparo Viau (Adrogué, Argentina, 1991), with a critical text by Benedetta Casini.

At the center of Viau’s research lies the human figure. Intertwined bodies, overlapping scenes, and narrative fragments construct a layered visual texture in which drawing enters into dialogue with performative languages such as contemporary dance, theater, and cinema. The images appear like suspended choreographies or theatrical still frames crystallized on paper. Each body contains a gesture, a tension, and a rhythm, while each group of figures suggests the possibility of a story unfolding within another.

The installation conceived for Un secreto se apaga entre mis manos unfolds in three moments—beginning, transition, and expansion—which do not follow a linear sequence but rather trace a cyclical movement. An initial zone of tension and density, where bodies intertwine and overlap, gradually gives way to an unstable threshold of formal transformation, eventually opening into a phase of expansion in which color and space seem to dilate and breathe. The narrative does not reach a definitive conclusion; the image remains in a state of continuous reactivation, suggesting a circular and processual sense of time.

Chalk, a fragile and powdery material, reinforces the performative dimension of the work. The mark preserves the intensity of the gesture while at the same time revealing its vulnerability, allowing the ephemeral—almost impermanent—nature of the image to emerge.

Un secreto se apaga entre mis manos thus takes shape as a space of passage in which drawing becomes a stage and time manifests as cycle, transformation, and return, inviting the viewer into an immersive experience where gesture, space, and narrative intertwine in a visual and sensory continuum.