Balissa mòbil
Moll de costa, Port de Tarragona.
Tarragona, 17.07.2025 – 28.09.2025.
Lighthouses and beacons are primitive constructions that serve to indicate, through light or sound signals, the maritime routes for sailors; they also serve to mark potential dangers for ships, such as rocks, breakwaters, sandbanks, and so on.
In both cases — especially in the case of lighthouses — these are often oversized, slender structures, technically well designed and engineered to fulfill their function in highly hostile environments. From this contrast — between the impassive rotating light in the silence of the night and the wind and waves assailing it from outside — lighthouses and beacons have cultivated an image that is as poetic as it is unsettling, at times surrounded by a certain mystery.
This exhibition offers a review of the structure and design of these constructions, proposing new paths to explore (both from an architectural and conceptual perspective), opening the door to a reflection on how these coastal icons can engage in dialogue with the contemporary landscape and the new forms of signaling in the digital age.
All images by Carles Fargas.
In both cases — especially in the case of lighthouses — these are often oversized, slender structures, technically well designed and engineered to fulfill their function in highly hostile environments. From this contrast — between the impassive rotating light in the silence of the night and the wind and waves assailing it from outside — lighthouses and beacons have cultivated an image that is as poetic as it is unsettling, at times surrounded by a certain mystery.
This exhibition offers a review of the structure and design of these constructions, proposing new paths to explore (both from an architectural and conceptual perspective), opening the door to a reflection on how these coastal icons can engage in dialogue with the contemporary landscape and the new forms of signaling in the digital age.
All images by Carles Fargas.
