Paisajes Licuados (Liquefied Landscapes) is the new work of visual artist Mar Aragón, recognized for the personal style of her large-format watercolors. It is an immersive and moving artistic proposal that invites you to immerse yourself in a world of sensations and activates the environmental awareness of those who experience them. Project organized by Vesaniart, the Friends of the Botanical Garden Association, the City of Malaga and the Cacao Agency. Curated by Nuria Delgado and Agustín Linares.

The work consists of a structure that emulates the decomposition of a natural landscape invaded by iron, industrial and artificial. A landscape as desolate as it is beautiful, which raises our environmental awareness as a society. The message is clear: if we do not take care of our environment, we will end up living in dark and inert landscapes. These spaces are the opposite of the natural fantasy of La Concepción Botanical-Historical Garden, where the care and protection of plant species is an unquestionable priority. Hence, going from the lush vegetation of the botanical garden to the apocalyptic liquefied landscapes of Mar Aragón is a contrast that facilitates the understanding of the performance.

Liquefied Landscapes is a single-color work in watercolor on Saunders paper that is integrated into a mobile structure adapted to the exhibition space. It measures 17 meters wide by 2 meters high, which highlights the virtuosity of the contemporary artist and her impressive mastery of technique and spatial vision. Mar Aragón acknowledges that “what can be seen in Malaga is the result of a long process of creation, full of sensitivity and commitment to art” and that “the deployment of means required for a project of this nature, requires a creative team capable of connecting deeply with the work, enhancing its power and the creativity of the artista deeply with the work, enhance its impact and add fundamental ingredients that go beyond the initial idea, the paper and the brushes”. The objective of the installation transcends the mere transmission of a message, it seeks to provoke an immersive and sensory experience in visitors. It has a hall before the room where the work is installed, designed as an introduction, to enter into context, get to know the artist, her vision and her style, and identify the intentions: to move the observer, move consciences and activate levers of change in an experiential, sensory and emotional way, “through the pinches that contemporary art gives in the soul to those who contemplate it with openness,” she says.

Through her art installation, Mar Aragón supports the work of the Asociación Amigos del Botánico, which works for the conservation and dissemination of the natural and cultural heritage of the Botanical-Historical Garden of La Concepción. With her most striking, monumental and immersive work, the contemporary artist promotes the visibility of the organization’s cause.

Mar Aragón (Motril, 1971) is a Spanish contemporary artist, specialized in large format watercolor. Her work is characterized by the use of monochrome and the exploration of themes such as nature, memory, time or identity. She has exhibited her work in numerous national and international galleries and art fairs, such as Hong Kong, Monaco, Mexico City, Mexico, Mexico
international art fairs, such as Hong Kong, Monaco, Switzerland, Italy, Belgium, France, United States, Luxembourg, Taiwan, Madrid, Barcelona, Malaga, Seville, Toledo or Murcia. She is considered one of the most influential figures in watercolor by the prestigious Accademia Internazionale dell’Acquarello. Currently, one of his works is in the Mayor’s Office of the Madrid City Hall.