Zielinsky Barcelona presents at BGW 2026 a project by Amparo Tormo. The artist brings together industrial materials in her sculptures, some of them long established within the language of sculpture, such as iron and steel, and others of a more ordinary nature, including MDF panels and stainless-steel surfaces, to reveal the interior of objects to the viewer. By duplicating planes, reversing spatial orders, and filling voids through the illusion created by reflective surfaces, she creates optical and perceptual illusions. In this way, the totems, wall pieces, and corner sculptures function as devices that guide the viewer through a sequence of reflections and opacities, suspending the distinction between interior and exterior.
Amparo Tormo (Valencia, Spain, 1960) lives and works in Valencia. Her work is held in collections including the IVAM – Institut Valencià d'Art Modern, Fundación Bancaixa, Col·lecció d’Art Contemporani de la Generalitat Valenciana, Museo Extremeño e Iberoamericano de Arte Contemporáneo and the Museo de la Solidaridad Salvador Allende in Santiago, Chile. She has received numerous awards, including First Prize at the 6th Meliana Sculpture Biennial (2000), First Prize at the 7th Villa de Mislata Sculpture Biennial (1999), First Prize at the 6th Quart de Poblet Sculpture Biennial (1998), the Acquisition Prize at the 11th Murcia Biennial of Visual Arts (1997), First Prize (Painting) at the 22nd Bancaixa Painting and Sculpture Awards (1996), the Alfons Roig Fellowship (1987), the Acquisition Prize at the 2nd Alfafar Sculpture Biennial (1986), and the Senyera XXVI Sculpture Award (1983).