Over the past two decades, Nacho Carbonell has developed a distinctive artistic language characterised by his tactile sculptures that treat objects as living organisms, most notably his renowned Cocoon series. This new body of work exhibited in Escaping Forward at the Carpenters Workshop Gallery in London marks a transformative moment for the revered Spanish artist. Presenting an exploration into themes of memory, texture and materiality, the collection demonstrates the next phase of Carbonell’s career. “This is a new beginning,” says the artist. “I’m trying to escape forward.”

In this exhibition of over 30 works, Carbonell uses a collage-like approach, integrating remnants and leftover materials from previous projects in his studio to forge new, vibrant artworks. A standout piece that illustrates this technique is The Roots Mural, a three-dimensional mural that elicits the tones and textures of a landscape, a motif that has been central to his work for the past twenty years. Using a process of rediscovery, this methodology reflects a broader metaphor for his creative journey, where gaps, overlaps and gradients signify the state of flux within his practice.