Jordi Mitjà’s work emerges from the study of particular materials from the area where he lives and in which he grew up. He operates from an appropiationism redrawn in terms of archival logic. In other words, his practice is born from an ambivalent process of accumulation and rejection of knowledge that simultaneously function as a trigger for the execution of his work. Through his sculptural work, Mitjà pays homage to his fascination for local relics, imperceptible from a global perspective. Mitjà collects waste and discarded objects; he tracks the territory ethnographically as if he was trying to describe the landscape that surrounds him.
Gallery Exhibitions
Jordi Mitjà (1970, Figueres) lives and works in Lladó. His practice embraces scultpture, photography, installation and printed matter.
His solo exhibitons include Succeeix cada dia (Fabra i Coats, Barcelona 2020); Return of the Junker. JM2000, with Josep Maynou (Bombon projects, Barcelona 2019); Anarxiu Diapo (Cultural Rizoma, Celrà 2019); Foc d’aquell foll (Centre Cultural La Mercè, Sala Pati. Girona); Llegir amb les condicions idònies (Bombon projects, Barcelona 2017-18); L’escultura no és important (Fundació Suñol, Barcelona 2017); Magma (Bòlit Centre d’Art Contemporani, Girona 2016) or Monument. Lladres de filferro (Espai 13 Fundació Joan Miró, 2012), among others.
His group shows include Cap a les deus / Una gramàtica fluvial, 2022 (Bòlit Centre d’Art Contemporani, Girona, 2021); Maraña. Julio Artist Run Space (París, 2021); Biennal Leandre Cristofol (La Panera, Lleida 2017); Punk -Its traces in Contemporary art (MACBA, Barcelona 2016 and CA2M, Madrid 2015); La lliço de Diògenes (Tecla Sala, L’Hospitalet de Llobregat 2016); The Fountainhead (Fondazione Zimei, Montesilvano 2015); VideoStorias (ARTIUM, Vitoria 2011); 89 KM (MARCO, Vigo 2010); Dispersió de la primera pedra (Canòdrom, Barcelona 2010) or Floating lines (Galeria Umberto di Marino, Napoli 2009), among others.
His work is part of public and private collections such as MACBA (Museum of Contemporary Art Barcelona), ES; Banc Sabadell, ES; Empordà Museum, ES; Olor Visual collection, ES; Fondazione Zimei, IT or the Catalan National Collection, ES.
Selected solo exhibitions
2021
2020
2018
2017
2016
2012
2010
2009
Selected group exhibitions
2023
2022
2021
2020
2019
2017
2016
2015
2011
2010