GEOGRAPHIES OF BALANCE

18.09.2025 

In an age of acceleration, uncertainty, and constant connection, the idea of balance may seem elusive—something we aspire to, but rarely attain. Yet balance, in its many forms, is not a static condition. It is a shifting, dynamic process, shaped by our surroundings, our relationships, and the rhythm of everyday life.

Geographies of Balance is an international group exhibition hosted by M.A.D.S. Art Gallery that invites us to reflect on this concept from a variety of perspectives—personal, spatial, emotional, and material. The artists are invited to explore balance not as a perfect symmetry or resolution, but as a delicate tension, a dialogue between opposites: light and shadow, motion and stillness, order and chaos, fullness and emptiness.

The works presented —spanning painting, sculpture, photography, and video— trace imaginary maps of equilibrium. Some pieces may suggest meditative stillness, others evoke fragility or flux. Together, they compose a visual and sensorial landscape that encourages viewers to slow down, engage deeply, and perhaps, to find resonance with their own inner states.

What does balance mean today, in a world that often demands constant productivity and performance? Can we embrace imperfection and uncertainty as part of a harmonious whole? Where do we locate balance—in the natural world, in relationships, in silence, or in the spaces between things?

Through these questions, Geographies of Balance becomes both a physical and introspective space—a moment of pause, of realignment, of re-connection. It invites us to tune into subtle forces, to listen more closely, and to rediscover harmony as something that is felt, rather than defined. This exhibition is not only a celebration of form and materiality but also a quiet manifesto for attention, care, and presence.

Concept by Matilde Della Pina Senior Art Curator