Alvaro Barrington
Sonsbeek 2026
Park Sonsbeek, Arnhem
Inleiding
To Be Heard, 2026
Photo: Django van Ardenne
Entering the structure, the visitor is invited to sit and allow themselves to hear the world. There is no programmed audio. Instead, what is heard is the rustling of leaves, distant footsteps, one’s own thoughts. Distinctly architectural, the work mediates between nature and shelter, solitude and collectivity. It asks whether hearing, as a deeper attunement to environment and the self, might reshape how memory is formed and proposes that sharing and building space requires learning how to hear within it.
Over de kunstenaar
Alvaro Barrington, excerpts from artist’s statement:
‘My life is not memories rather their narratives ive told myself about myself
Figuring it out is hard and I’m sorry’
‘Art is about learning how to be, Painting is about what's in front of you, it's about learning to see’
‘You've got to give them something special, you got to give them you, what you do, what you represent’
‘It's impossible being a human being
Artist or brand’
‘Artist should not look to the right or left. Art should be strong and non-conformist and most importantly should always be personal.’
'The art lies in concealing the art’
For full statement, see here
For CV, see here
Commissioned by Sonsbeek 2026
With thanks to the artist