15/06/2025 – 21/09/2025,

Rosa Tharrats

, Kunsthalle Münster

Rosa Tharrats' solo exhibition at Kunsthalle Münster is the first presentation of works by the Catalan artist in Germany. Her work is characterised by a reflection on community networks, cohesion and sustainability; this runs through her sculptures, installations, performances and videos in different ways.

In recent years, it has become increasingly clear that transformative social and ecological change requires the ability to imagine a different world. This requires a conscious engagement with our creative imagination. Tharrats invites us to rethink our relationship with the world around us and to recognise the intrinsic value of each element as a constant reminder of the continuous flow inherent in the cycles of life. In her sculptures, we experience not only the sensual and spiritual interplay of materials and forms, but also the pulse of life that stimulates vitality to grow and flourish.

Recurring themes in her works are transformation, symbiosis, process, composition, grass roots, the connection between microscopic and macroscopic life, the visible and the invisible, the exploration of the subtle balance between materials, the contrast between what evaporates, what is wild and what remains. Tharrats draws attention to the vulnerability of nature, especially the waters and oceans and the many communities that depend on their well-being, and presents material cultures and technologies based on coexistence and care.

The exhibition attempts to create practical and poetic tools for a dynamic reconciliation of action and imagination to address the pressing social and environmental challenges of our time. In her exhibition, Tharrats invites the audience to activate the created fabric through breathing, laughter and collective singing. In a playful way, participants connect through shared laughter and the experience develops the ability to change the present.

Rosa Tharrats (born 1983 in Barcelona) studied graphic design at the Elisava Barcelona School of Design and Engineering (2002–2004) and graduated in fashion design at the Instituto Europeo di Design in 2007. Inspired by her work as a costume designer, she is interested in the sensory and spiritual communication between different ‘species’ of living materials and bodies. Inspired by the dramatic natural scenery around her home in Cadaqués, she combines textiles, clothing, upholstery, painting and performance in her artistic practice. She continues to use elements of past works as an organic expression of symbiosis and growth for newer works. Her works have been shown in solo exhibitions at TBA21, Córdoba (2023); Centre d'Art Maristany, Sant Cugat del Vallés (2023); Galería Ehrhardt Flórez (2022); Museu de L'Empordà, Figueres (2020); Bombon Projects, Fonteta (2020) or Galería Cadaqués, Cadaqués, (2015) and have been part of group exhibitions such as Els miracles del mestre Cabestany, ARBAR, Vall de Santa Creu (2023); Apunts per a un incendi dels ulls, Panorama 21, MACBA, Barcelona (2021–22); Just because. In the blink of an eye, Bombon projects (2021); En otro tiempo ibas muy elegantte, Galería Heinrich Ehrhardt (2021); A Joseph Beuys, Galería Cadaqués, Cadaqués (2016) or Y escucho tus pasos venir, Galería Heinrich Ehrhardt, Madrid (2018). She won the Gaudí Award in 2014 and 2020. Together with Gabriel Ventura, she has exhibited at Manifesta 15 in Barcelona in 2024.