Stored for a While – Solo Exhibition by Filip Wierzbicki-Nowak

Presented by: ESPRONCEDA – Institute of Art & Culture
Location: Carrer d’Espronceda 326, Nau 4–5, 08027 Barcelona
Opening: September 9, 2025, 7:00 PM
Exhibition dates: September 9–11, 2025  (by appointment only – email: info@espronceda.net)

ESPRONCEDA – Institute of Art & Culture is pleased to present Stored for a While, a solo exhibition by Filip Wierzbicki-Nowak, a Polish artist currently in residence in Espronceda. The exhibition is part of the program NEB & INCLUSIO, supported by the Adam Mickiewicz Institute and the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage of Poland.

Through a series of raw canvas paintings, photographs, installations, and video, the exhibition explores the passage of time, the relationship between nature and urban transformation, and the emotional connection to the places we inhabit and remember. The project combines new material developed during his residency in Catalonia with works created in previous residencies in Poland, Germany, Iceland, Portugal, and Belgium.

A highlight of the exhibition is a site-specific installation made of white chalk, forming a spiral on the floor — a symbol of journey, change, and return to one’s place of origin.

Stored for a While invites the viewer to reflect on collective memory, environmental transformation, and the search for belonging in a constantly changing world.

About the artist:

Filip Wierzbicki-Nowak (Poznań, 1985) is a visual artist and associate professor at the Magdalena Abakanowicz University of the Arts Poznań. His interdisciplinary practice spans painting, video, installation, and site-specific actions, focusing on themes such as identity, the fragility of time, and the fading of cultures. He has exhibited extensively across Europe and internationally, with works included in various public and private collections. www.filipwierzbicki.pl

The exhibition is part of NEB & Inclusio 2025, an annual artistic research initiative led by Espronceda and inspired by the New European Bauhaus (NEB), focusing on sustainability, social justice, and cultural innovation through interdisciplinary artistic practices.