"Chiromorphose" 2010
Nico Baixas / Gos-com-fuig
(Photographies by Mara Sanchez-Renero)
This diptych of vertical hand contrast photography orchestrates opposing movements across 251 cm—upward angular formations on the left establishing geometric precision and ascending energy, while descending curves on the right create softer organic flow. The pairing activates contrasting directional thrust without literal mirroring, drawing on Baixas' sign language heritage and puppetry mastery. At over eight feet wide, monumental scale transforms intimate hand gestures into environmental experience, demanding physical engagement with the spatial dialogue between opposing hand states.
This work explores the sculptural capacities of the hands. Stripping them from their symbolism or the functions for which they are normally used, I explored them like someone examining a foreign body, searching for their limits and pushing them in different directions. To do this, I used opposed sculptural concepts like straight-curved, and simple-complex; searched for the interconnection between fingers, and the balance between distances, and tried to generate geometric shapes and textures. At times, I would find shapes that were like doors opening onto a myriad of new possibilities. Throughout the process, I discovered a world of fingers that transformed reality taking it to another level.
This body of work represents an abstract development in which the artist intentionally avoids mimicking recognizable forms. Nevertheless, the resulting compositions are profoundly suggestive, evoking architectural structures, industrial designs, and organic elements such as corals, shells, and botanical silhouettes.This phenomenon arises because many natural and man-made objects share the same mathematical patterns and proportions inherent in the physical world. The artist explores how the alignment of biological structures—such as the correspondence between human phalanges and the Fibonacci sequence—relates to the Golden Ratio. By invoking this 'ideal of beauty' championed by Greek and Renaissance thinkers, the work achieves a singular aesthetic equilibrium, touching upon a nearly divine dimension through the language of geometry.
Experience monumentality through vertical contrast hand photography. This expansive framed diptych (50" × 99" total dimensions) commands presence in sophisticated collections through its architectural scale and dynamic tension between upward and downward movements. Available exclusively at The Art Design Project, Miami Beach. Schedule a private viewing to witness how this dialogue between ascending angles and descending curves can anchor your space with powerful exploration of directional energy in hand sculpture.
Vertical Contrast Hand Photography Diptych | Chiromorphose, 2010
Untitled XVI, (nc-15-S4-0011) and Untitled XI (nc-15-S4-0011), 2010
From the series Chiromorphose
Archival Pigment Print on Hahnemuhle fine art paper
Overall size:
Image size: 39.3 H x 78.6 W in.
Frame size: 50 H x 99.8 W in.Individual size:
Image size: 39.3 H x 39.3 W in.
Frame size: 50 H x 49.9 W in.
Edition of 5 + 1AP
Black wood frame plexiglass
Nico Baixas, also known as Gos-com-fuig, is a creative interdisciplinary artist from Spain, whose work focuses solely on the hands. Born into a family of puppeteers, Nico started performing at a very young age with his parent's company, La Claca, which collaborated with the famous painter Joan Miró. As a result, Nico spent most of his childhood in art museums. Inspired by the works of Calder, Giacometti, Mondrian, Lewitt, and others, decides to pursue an artistic career studying music and working in cinema, before finding his path as a performer in the European avant-garde theater scene. In 2014 I joined Cirque du Soleil for the creation of KURIOS which became one of the company's most acclaimed shows, performing in New York, Tokyo, Paris, London, and Rome, among other cities. GENERACIONES'07 awarded his latest project a grant, and it was presented at the ARCO Art Fair in Madrid.
