Inspired by craniocerebral disproportion, where pressure builds inside the skull due to excess cerebrospinal fluid, Malva Marina reacts to the viewer’s presence like a living pressure valve. As one approaches, movement intensifies, evoking the threshold of panic, an internal alarm. But if we step back, calm returns. This action becomes a question of perception and control, revealing how close we often are to the breaking point, and how medical science can restore balance in human health.

Malva Marina / Miguel Mendoza Malpartida, Olga Albillos Castillo, Triana Sánchez Hevia, Víctor Fernández Calderón - Photo: Miguel Mendoza-Malpartida
Exhibit
Malva Marina
Miguel Mendoza Malpartida (ES), Olga Albillos Castillo (ES), Triana Sánchez Hevia (ES), Víctor Fernández Calderón (ES)
Credits
Inspiring scientist: Jorge Tirado Caballero, neurosurgeon