THE SHOPHOUSE is pleased to present 39 Days in the Sun, the first solo exhibition in Asia by the London-based artist Marc Prats-Quintana. This new body of works on canvas by the Catalan artist, explores the interlacing concepts of memory and place through the production, reproduction and circulation of personal images. He likens his process to an archeological practice, a journey of observing, categorizing, storing, and retrieving.

Prats-Quintana’s practice reconciles romantic gestures with rational structures. His compositions often piece together fragmented visual clues drawn from both childhood and recent memories. These provide glimpses into intimate moments or views over the Mediterranean landscape that raised him. Grids, crosswords and heat maps provide a schema through which to navigate the images, and offer an insight into how we make sense of the world around us. Prats-Quintana’s work combines and compresses varied times and spaces into singular compositions which examine the formation, destruction, and recomposition of the self through one’s place of belonging.

Opening reception: 3-6pm, 14 December

Gallery address: 4 Second Lane, Tai Hang