MORTALS+

MORTALS+ is an evolution of the MORTALS project, characterised by its approach to collective research into death, illness, care and life through art. In December 2025, an exhibition adaptation of the project was presented at the Fundació Suñol—which preserves and promotes one of the most important private collections of contemporary art in Catalonia and Spain—fostering a dialogue between art, health and memory that builds bridges between the past and present of the HIV/AIDS epidemic. We are now adapting this to the setting of Sant Boi de Llobregat Hospital, with which the Fundació Suñol and the Fundació Glòria Soler collaborate through the inclusive art project Torrents d’Art.

Direct access to the Suñol Soler Collection has facilitated the establishment of links between a selection of works and the reflections arising from the working sessions with the MORTALS+ group, comprising people affected by HIV/AIDS, researchers, activists and healthcare professionals. Taking Chema Cobo’s work Sweet swimmers, 3 selfwatchers (1981–1982) as their starting point, the group imagined the Domassos del plaer (Apricots of Pleasure), four hanging sculptures accompanied by a sound composition featuring the voices of the participants, in which colour, body, desire and memory intermingle.

MORTALS+ transforms individual experience into a collective one, making art a space for encounter, memory and healing. It is a celebration of shared life and an exercise in poetic resistance in the face of vulnerability.

Participants in the MORTALS+ project

Sílvia Amigó, Francisco Calles, Dr Júlia Calvo, Giulio Feliziani, Gumersindo Fernández, María Luisa García Berrocal, Cayetana Gómez, Ivàn Herrador, Mar Linares, Carlos López, Mari López, Ita Maragall Vidal, Agustín Marcos, Cinta Montesinos, Rubén Mora, Dr Daniel Podzamczer, Dr Teresa Puig, Joana Rita, Joan Tallada, Josep Maria Tomàs, Laia Torramilans, Marc Tort, Eva Vela, Cati Verdaguer, Francesc Vila, Luis Villegas, Marcelo Wooley.

In collaboration with:

Bollos en teoría / Ca la Dona, Casal Lambda, Creación Positiva, Gais Positius, Stop, SIDA STUDI, Supervihvents and Sant Boi en Postiu TransVIH

This project is funded by the 2023–2025 Grant for Community Culture and Social Transformation Projects from the Government of Catalonia, and is supported by the Suñol Foundation and the Glòria Soler Foundation.