Migratory Movements

Elizabeth Xi Bauer presents Migratory Movements, a solo exhibition of new works by Oswaldo Maciá, developed during his 2025 residency at the gallery’s studio. Known for his pioneering multisensory practice, Maciá expands sculpture beyond the visual, using sound, smell, drawing and fresco to explore the invisible systems that sustain life. 

Migratory Movements is conceived as a series of “notes” for a sculptural composition. It brings together visual observations on the communication and interdependence between species, such as insects and flowers, alongside olfactory reflections on consciousness, all presented in dialogue with Maciá’s 2001 sound work Tomorrow will be Cloudy. The sound is embedded within benches designed in collaboration with Jasper Morrison. It takes as its starting point John Wilkins’ 1668 attempt to systematically catalogue the animals said to have boarded Noah’s Ark. Maciá’s new pastels, frescoes, and ink works on paper interact with both sound and smell, seeking to register the continuous movement of often unseen forces in the natural world.