Exhibition "Pastime" by Carles Hidalgo

At Sala Cava, the "Pastime" exhibition by photographer Carles Hidalgo presents a project born from encounters with men in their private spaces. What began as a one-off exercise has evolved into a consolidated practice, allowing the photographer to explore themes of intimacy, desire, memory, and boredom through the lens of his camera. This photographic exhibition sketches the journey of a character seeking intense emotional experiences to counteract the indifference that surrounds him. However, against a backdrop of promising expectations, his quests become diluted in a repetitive, mundane reality. Inspired by Lauren Berlant's theory of flat affect, "Pastime" questions what happens when emotional intensity fades and loses its value. The resulting images, straddling the line between memory, recreation, and pure fabrication, foreground what usually remains marginalized—such as a bed, a hallway, or any corner—creating a narrative that flows between the photographer’s learning experience, a