"Dueto Barroco Compulsivo". Sculpture and Photography dialogue in the exhibition at the Salas del Palacio Juan de Goyeneche.

The Exhibition Halls of the historic Palacio de Goyeneche will host Dueto Barroco Compulsivo. Diálogos entre escultura y fotografía starting Thursday, November 12. This artistic project brings together the work of sculptor Martín Lagares and photographer Adri in a creative encounter between two disciplines. 

The exhibition stems from the friendship and mutual admiration between both artists, who share an understanding of art as an instinctive means of expression. The project began with a photo session in Adri's studio, located in Nuevo Baztán, and a later walk through the streets of the municipality. What started as an invitation to exhibit at the Palacio de Goyeneche became a joint creative challenge: for Lagares' sculptures to engage directly with Adri's photographs. 

The result is an exhibition conceived especially for this monumental space, for which original pieces have been created. In it, Adri's photographs, characterized by the use of low-key lighting and enveloping atmospheres, become the starting point for Martín Lagares' sculptural interpretation. 

For this project, the Andalusian sculptor moves away from his usual portrait busts and monumental works to explore a new plastic language, with a more visceral modeling that responds to the light, shadows and volumes of the images. In this way, photography goes beyond paper and finds a new dimension through clay. 

All the pieces on display have been created for this occasion, with one exception: the renowned sculpture of Camarón de la Isla, a work by Martín Lagares, which makes a stop in Nuevo Baztán to join this artistic dialogue. 

Martín Lagares was born in La Palma del Condado, Huelva, in 1976. He is a sculptor and a leading creator in the field of contemporary figurative sculpture. He holds a degree in Fine Arts from the Universidad de Cuenca and has a broad career in monumental, civil and religious works, both in Spain and internationally. His work is characterized by intense expressionism and by the use of clay and terracotta to explore identity, emotion and human fragility. This year he has received the Bandera de Andalucía de las Artes. 

Adri, photographer and creator based in Nuevo Baztán, focuses his work on portraiture, shadow and visual volume. His photographs, built through enveloping atmospheres and carefully directed lighting, create images of great expressive force. His studio in the municipality was precisely the setting where this joint project began to take shape. 

• Exhibition: Dueto Barroco Compulsivo. Diálogos entre escultura y fotografía. 

• Artists: Martín Lagares (sculpture) and Adri (photography). 

• Opening: Thursday, November 12, 2026, at 7:00 p.m. 

• Dates: November 12 to December 3, 2026. 

• Venue: Exhibition Halls of the Palacio de Goyeneche, Nuevo Baztán. 

• Visiting hours: subject to the opening hours of the Tourist Office. 

• Admission: free. 

The Nuevo Baztán Town Council invites residents and visitors to come to the Palacio de Goyeneche and discover this unprecedented artistic project, in which photography and sculpture meet to offer a new way of looking at and understanding art.