Galeria SENDA is pleased to present the first exhibition of works on paper by Robert Wilson in a Barcelona gallery on the occasion of his stage production of Der Messias at the Gran Teatre del Liceu in Barcelona.

Although he has achieved universal fame for his work as a stage director and playwright, Robert Wilson's work is firmly rooted in the fine arts. This accomplished draftsman, painter and video maker is one of the few artists who works in different artistic media without being driven by a single method of creation. The artist works on his compositions before, during and after the conception of a production. On this occasion, the works capture what Wilson imagined for an act, scene or interlude in Der Messias. Rendered in subtle shades of black and white, they capture on paper ephemeral moments from his latest production. The originals move away from the realistic representation of set design and depict currents of energy, echoing Wilson's use of light to define the space on stage.