Dear art lovers and friends of Nika Art Gallery,

We are pleased to present the latest result of our collaboration with the wonderful Moments Festival. The opening of this new exhibition will take place at our gallery on November 15th, 2025, at 7:00 PM.

The exhibition features projects by Marta Pozas and Pilar O’Connor.

In a world where everything is increasingly planned and artificial, we invite you to a show where spontaneity takes center stage. Marta Pozas’s instinct and innate talent act as a lightning-fast filter, making way for the authenticity of a shot that loses nothing on the journey from the photographer's eye to the portrait. If you are tired of photos affected by manipulation that borders on the obscene and you crave a bit of truth, this is the exhibition for you.

“24 Faces” is the third solo exhibition by Marta Pozas, a Malaga-based artist who proposes a way of looking driven by instinct. Photography is her medium for approaching the world around her. The exhibition is curated by Rocío Verdejo.

To put Marta Pozas’s work into words is to speak of Documentary Fiction. She proposes photography as an alternative language, just in case the language of the "other" is not the same. No one can deceive the camera. When truth is sought in portraiture—whether it belongs to the portraitist or the subject—the result is genuine, and that is what reaches the viewer.

Pilar Pagán O’Connor is a multidisciplinary artist and designer originally from San Francisco.

One year after her first solo exhibition in New York, Pilar Pagán O’Connor presents her new series, “Concrete Kisses.” The work was conceived while Pilar lived and worked in Barcelona and stems from a tactile exploration. In her work, softness triumphs over hardness. Pilar transforms felt and textiles, turning them into vessels of intention. Each “urban landscape” she creates offers an idealized look at daily life, drawing from her experiences and dreams. Contrasting colors, playful scenes, and textured materials quickly capture the viewer’s attention.

The series is a love letter to the subcultures and communities that have provided her with a sense of belonging—from sports to hobbies, and from friendships to shared creative activities. Here, strength and softness coexist: movement, intuition, and vulnerability are given space to speak. Inspired by personal memories of growing up in a world that encouraged boys to take risks, get hurt, and build identities through play, while urging girls to maintain composure, politeness, and discretion, these pieces reclaim that lost ground.