La Biennale Di Venezia 2026

Palazzo Albrizzi-Capello

Cannaregio 4118
30121 Venezia 

Elmer Castillo is exhibiting "The Spiral Cannot Expand" as part of a group exhibition at Sala Della Pace.

May 20th, 2026 | 6PM

The Group Exhibition includes 32 Latin American Artists in an exhibition curated by Mariela Ballesta from Buenos Aires, Argentina

For me, the vulnerability of the Polymita mirrors the long disruption of development in Cuba under decades of communist rule. The spiral -which should move outward- appears in these portraits interrupted and forced back onto itself. What in nature signals growth, becomes in the Cuban context, a condition of inactivity. 

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The Spiral Cannot Expand

Entrare nell’installazione di Elmer Castillo somiglia meno all’ingresso in una mostra che all’avvicinarsi ai resti di un sistema sottoposto a pressione. Le opere riunite sotto il titolo The Spiral Cannot Expand non presentano la spirale come semplice ornamento o geometria simbolica, ma come struttura biologica e politica interrotta proprio nel momento della sua naturale espansione.

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On April 30, Elmer Castillo presented "The Spiral Cannot Expand" in a private event at La Mansion Castillo in Havana with friends, artists, curators and art collectors.

The Spiral Cannot Expand Series includes 2 sculptures made of Murano Glass, elaborated in collaboration with  Wave Fornace in Murano Island.