Curated by Daniel Birnbaum and Jacqui Davies, and produced by SMAC and OGR Torino, the exhibition examines the mysteries of quantum theory: parallel universes, entanglement, supersymmetry, teleportation, and dark matter. Where time folds back on itself and reality becomes plural, Saraceno’s Hybrid Webs emerge as living metaphors—architectures of inter- and intra-connectivity, vibrating across multiple dimensions all at once.

Placed in dialogue with works by Isa Genzken, Dara Birnbaum, Jeff Koons, Mark Leckey, and Duchamp/Man Ray, Hybrid Webs propose worlds beyond linear time, asking what other futures and realities might already exist in the threads that bind us.

Suspended like seeds adrift on atmospheric currents, The Seeds of Flight marks Saraceno’s first permanent public artwork in Australia. Installed in the triple-height lobby of Parkline Place, above Sydney’s Gadigal Station, this monumental installation spans 18 meters in height and 38 meters in length. Fifteen flying sculptures, composed of 116 tetrahedrons made of cotton fabric like those used for sails, and suspended on carbon frames connected by aluminum nodes, float in mid-air—echoing the artist’s long-standing interest in alternative flight methods and multispecies co-existence.

Like drops of water along the silvery strands of a spider’s web, Conviviality is a floating cloudscape for cohabitation, for birds, spiders, insects…
The Japanese Waxwing looks for seasonal berries following its journey from Mongolia to Japan. While the Eurasian tree sparrow gathers hay and grass for its woven home, Joro spiders’ golden lattices will not be swept away, with all in agreement that those who inhabit the sculptures are granted co-ownership for as long as they stay… Visitors now becoming residents weave webs of life… amidst a global decline of urban wildlife populations. Developed in consultation with experts from the Osaka Tennoji Zoo, these suspended artworks propose alternative models for unexpected, interspecies encounters above the Forest of Tranquility in Osaka, Japan. 

Cloud Cities Barcelona tells the story of the eponymous permanent installation that opened in 2022 in Barcelona. Suspended at a height of over 130 meters over the city, it is housed in the 360° observation deck of Mirador Torre Glories. Through a series of conversations, short texts, visual documentation and historical references, the publication gives an expanded window into the cultural and scientific value of clouds, situating the artwork within Tomás Saraceno’s broader artistic output. With photographic documentation of Cloud Cities Barcelona alongside an extensive overview of the artist’s research methodology, the publication features an interview between Saraceno & Joseph Grima, micro-fictions written for the artwork’s opening, and guest essays from Ersilia Vaudo and Beatriz Colomina. It captures the communal contemplations, dialogues, and critical reflections that emerge within the artwork Cloud Cities Barcelona, and weaves together many of the social, architectural and environmental challenges posed by cities today. In English and Spanish. Cloud Cities Barcelona can be found at the bookstore of Mirador Torres Glories, Barcelona.
 
Contributors: Tomás Saraceno, Joseph Grima, Elvia Wilk, Maite Borjabad, Ethel Baraona Pohl, Lluís Alexandre Casanovas Blanco, Nerea Calvillo, Maria Ptqk Takk (Mireia Luzárraga + Alejandro Muiño), José Luis de Vicente, Bendetta Tagliabue, Shumon Basar, Beatriz Colomina, Sofia Pia Belenky, Gabriel Alonso, Ersilia Vaudo, Pelin Tan, Rhiarna Dhaliwal, Nicolas Korody
Edited by: Space Caviar & Studio Tomás Saraceno
Publisher: Asinello Press/Space Caviar
Design: Studio Vedet & Studio Tomás Saraceno