Col·lecció Pau. De lombra a la llum'

The foyer of the Petit Palau hosts the exhibition Col·lecció Pau. De l'ombra a la llum by artist and illustrator Agnes Jonas, creator of the graphic image for the 2026-27 season of the Palau de la Música Catalana. The show brings to the exhibition space the visual universe that Jonas has conceived around peace, the guiding thread of the season, through organic forms, colours and movements inspired by nature. The works offer a journey from shadow towards light, where leaves, plants and other forms inspired by nature emerge and are transformed. Peace appears as a latent presence, associated with balance, harmony and coexistence. This visual universe also establishes a dialogue with the ornamental richness and the constant presence of nature in the Modernist architecture of the Palau. At the opening event, held this Wednesday, Joaquim Uriach, president of the Fundació Orfeó Català-Palau de la Música Catalana, highlighted the sensitivity with which Jonas has transferred a concept such as peace into visual language. Uriach also recalled the figure of Pau Casals, whose 150th birth anniversary is commemorated this year, as a universal musician and a symbol of commitment to peace. Mercedes Conde, deputy artistic director of the Palau, highlighted the connection of Agnes Jonas's work with nature, music and movement, and her ability to visually convey the concept of peace through the balance, fluidity and harmony of forms. For her part, Agnes Jonas explained that the colours and forms of the works, linked to the concept of peace, also connect naturally with the essence of the building, with its chromatic richness and the forms inspired by nature. The artist expressed the wish that the images might convey peace, but also the rhythm and movement they incorporate. Jonas also explained that the creative process has been natural and organic, since her usual work already contains intrinsically a rhythm and musicality that, in this project, emerged and spontaneously interacted with the music and the universe of the Palau. The Palau entrusted Agnes Jonas with the image of this season for her sensitivity and for the capacity of her visual language to engage with the idea of peace. The compositions created for the season appear across the various promotional media for the 2026-27 programme, and a selection of this universe now makes up the exhibition Col·lecció Pau. De l'ombra a la llum. About Agnes Jonas Agnes Jonas is an illustrator and artist based in London. Her abstract compositions transform botanical and organic forms into evocative visual universes, with a body of work in which the contrast between light and shadow, lightness and density play a central role. Inspired by music, movement, nature and the sciences, especially astronomy, she explores concepts such as fragility and balance. She works mainly with digital media, and her pieces evolve organically from an initial idea. Her work has been published in international media such as The New York Times, The Atlantic, The New Yorker, Nature and WIRED.