Sevilla | On view

Genius Loci, Doñana a la Intemperie

29 | OCT | 2025 - 19 | MAR | 2026

Adrián Pujol

The exhibitions of the project:

Adrián Pujol

Genius Loci, Doñana a la intemperie

This season, the project kicks off with the exhibition Genius Loci: Doñana a la Intemperie by Adrián Pujol, running from October 29, 2025, to March 19, 2026, at the Fundación Biodiversidad (MITECO), located at Patio de Banderas 16, Seville. The show features fourteen works—eight paintings and six watercolors—created during a residency in Doñana National Park, where the artist collaborated with scientists from the Doñana Biological Station–CSIC.


Adrián Pujol working on site.

AVE Doñana II Artist Residency

“A lot is happening. Truly, a lot — on many levels. That’s how it always is in Doñana. It rains, and on the water of the Caño, thousands of circles appear. They form and fade endlessly, infinite. Adrián’s painting battles the elements. Rivers of rain run across it, like the channels that cut through the land around him. Doñana paints and erases it, gives and takes away.”

Noé Garrido

Adrián Pujol. El Alcornoque 206, 2025. Acrylic on canvas. 120 x 200 cm

Adrián Pujol (Palma, 1948) transforms painting into a form of environmental observation. Working directly in the open air in locations such as Martinazo, Santa Olalla, and Caño del Sopetón, Pujol exposes his canvases to the elements—wind, rain, and sunlight—allowing the natural forces of Doñana to participate in the painting process. As Pujol explains, “Painting in Doñana means accepting the intrusion of the unpredictable—the impossibility of control.” Art critic Joventino Reverte characterizes Pujol's work as “a moment where painting ceases to be mere representation and becomes an event: Doñana imposes its rhythm and transforms the painter’s gaze, revealing its true genius loci—the spirit of place.” Curators Milagros Maldonado and Henrique Faria highlight the project as “a profound encounter between creation and nature, where the landscape is not merely depicted but actively participates.”.

Adrián Pujol. La casa de Martinazo desde el zacallón de los caballos, 2025. Acrylic on canvas. 106 x 200 cm

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