Exhibition Opening
Mater. Gonzalo Borondo
October 28, 2026, at 7:00 p.m.
Curated by Dr. Helena Pereña
In cooperation with the Instituto Cervantes. The X-Ray Labyrinth is made possible by the Alexander Tutsek Foundation
Head of Christ, Bohemia, late 14th century, X-ray image, Bavarian National Museum, Munich
With MATER, the Museum Villa Stuck presents artist Gonzalo Borondo’s second intervention at the museum. The immersive and interdisciplinary exhibition moves between installation, sound space, and a walk-in image machine. At its core is art as a bridge between the tangible and the symbolic. Borondo uses spiritual imagery as metaphors for existential and personal experiences. The exhibition unfolds like a monumental opera and, in collaboration with the poet Ángela Segovia and the musician Niño de Elche, transcends the boundaries of traditional art forms.
The exhibition itinerary at the Museum Villa Stuck brings together classic fairy tales, ancient mythology, Baroque iconography, and electronic music. Alice Through the Looking-Glass meets Pygmalion; Frankenstein encounters the Passion of Christ; industrial objects stand alongside sacred symbols. With mirrored rooms, automata, sound objects, light projections, a monumental zoetrope, and a glass labyrinth, Borondo creates a world in which transformation, perception, and the vitality of matter can be experienced.
Gonzalo Borondo (born 1989 in Valladolid, Spain) lives and works between Spain and Italy. He gained international recognition for his monumental murals, installations, and mixed-media projects, in which he creates visual spaces that seem to be in a constant state of transformation. His multidisciplinary practice explores the traditional boundaries of art. Borondo’s works have been exhibited at venues including the UN Museum, MACRO in Rome, the Museo de Arte Contemporáneo Esteban Vicente, and, as early as 2025, on the façade of Villa Stuck. Since 2023, Borondo has been a full member of the Royal Academy of History and Art of San Quirce; in 2025, he was Artist-in-Residence for the City of Munich at Villa Waldberta.
In cooperation with the Instituto Cervantes. The X-Ray Labyrinth is made possible by the Alexander Tutsek Foundation.
