From this position of complexity, irony and formal simulation constitute Dahlem’s basic tools to weave together an abstract vision of the laws of the universe. In an unflagging search for the new, and in an untiring exploration out towards unknown worlds, specifically those that reveal themselves thanks to cutting-edge maths and sciences, Dahlem raises questions regarding the truth of progress, the essence of human beings, and their place in the world.

In a highly individual and recognisable formal and aesthetic structuring, a world of chemical, universal and atomic forms are projected, which in this case are centred on two floating light sculptures, under whose illumination a suspended platform has been designed, housing an array of strange, molecular and nuclear items, whose energy expands and concentrates in a room which aims to encapsulate what is most elementary to science: mystery and discovery; enigma and surprise. As such, from the representation of an unnerving and disquieting space, the fear of the unknown translates into a synthesis of beauty and symbolism, of revelation or the ritual where values, acts and objects define and represent an extraordinary nature.

This is the narrative arc embarked on by Dahlem in his interstellar journey, an endless exodus full of fascination, astonishment, surprise and strangeness.