Bella Báguena. Jardín de piel [Garden of Skin]

A vulnerable aria, a ritualistic conversation: she bleeds in front of her audience, accompanied by witchy textures, sublime atmospheres and ecstatic prayers. This Valencian artist’s confessional and autobiographical sound work narrates personal stories, sometimes cryptically and sometimes very openly.

Like a kind of contemporary folklore made up of disconnected and abstract stories, Bella uses her raw, operatic voice to address themes such as dissent, bodily transitioning, love and heartbreak, ecstasy, error and the unknown. She invites us—in the midst of Scorpio season—to a concert for lesbians and other sentient beings, presenting an echographic exploration of her inner world, her wanderings and paths, her outbursts, her obsessions and her emotional diary.

Bella Báguena (València, 1994) is a trans female artist who has worked in disciplines such as performance art and sculptural jewellery, currently focusing on her musical project. Combining pop imagery, internet culture and nature, her work explores the link between body, emotion and sonic experience, seeking to establish an honest connection between artist and spectator.

She has presented her work at institutions such as La Casa Encendida (Madrid), CCCB (Barcelona) and Palais de Tokyo (Paris), as well as with the Kuboraum brand (New York). She has collaborated on projects by Lina Lapelytė and was a SHAPE 2023 artist. In 2024, she completed a sound residency with A Comparative Dialogue Act for the 60th International Art Exhibition of the Venice Biennale (Luxembourg Pavilion).

A session within the framework of the second edition of the “Following the Sun” cycle, curated by Gabriel Virgilio Luciani.