Galería Gato disrupts the Peruvian cultural scene with a bold curatorial approach and a vision that expands the limits of contemporary art. Starting March 27, it opens its doors in Lima’s Historic Center to present its second exhibition, DAYTIME NIGHTTIME, featuring three artists from different latitudes: Nicolas Lamas (Peru), Erika Hock (Kyrgyzstan), and Sihan Guo (China).
Through diverse visual narratives, this group exhibition blurs the boundaries between reality and imagination, day and night, the constructed and the ephemeral. It unfolds as a dynamic space that constantly reinvents itself according to the viewer’s perception.
Nicolas Lamas, internationally recognized, merges the human, the animal, and the technological in two- and three-dimensional works that evoke uncertainty between the real and the virtual. The artist explains: “I constantly think about how a dynamic chain of cause and effect runs through all aspects of reality. I am interested in the potential of things, that latent state in which an object can be anything and loses its essence, its meaning, its value.”
Erika Hock explores the relationship between architecture and imagination through spatial structures that invite interaction. Her work is characterized by the fluid intersection of sculptural and architectural elements, as well as a deep interest in textiles and furniture, which investigate the meeting points between history, society, and culture.
Meanwhile, Sihan Guo plays with the ambiguity between abstraction and figuration, challenging the viewer to navigate between form and interpretation. Inspired by Deleuze’s Rhizome theory, her fluid and branching textures evoke an unrestricted flow of energy within a decentralized and borderless structure of reality. Against this background—reminiscent of synapses or dissolving networks—emerges a more figurative yet not strictly representational layer, with organic and visceral forms.
"More than just an exhibition space, Galería Gato is a territory of friction, duality, and multiplicity, where art raises questions, provokes unexpected encounters, and breaks with convention. At Gato, each exhibition is an interactive encounter. We are committed to fostering dialogues where diverse voices coexist without losing their autonomy," says Axier Villanueva, the gallery’s director.
The exhibition invites viewers to question fixed notions of space, time, and form, revealing how art—like Gato—never settles; it is always in flux, open to new interpretations.
NICOLÁS LAMAS (Lima, Peru, 1980) studied Fine Arts at the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru before moving to Europe, where he continued his education at the University of Barcelona and the Hoger Instituut voor Schone Kunsten in Ghent. Since 2006, he has developed over 30 solo projects in institutions such as the Miró Foundation in Barcelona and the Design Museum in Ghent. He has participated in numerous group exhibitions in Peru, Spain, Canada, and Belgium, among other countries. In 2010, he won third place in Pasaporte Para un Artista, Lima, and in 2017, he received the SOFAM Award for Best Solo Exhibition at Art on Paper, Brussels.
ERIKA HOCK (Dshangi-Dsher, Kyrgyzstan, 1981) has been part of group exhibitions such as Un-Scene III at Wiels, Brussels, and Skulptur at Produzentengalerie, Hamburg. Her solo exhibitions include Salon Tactile at COSAR HMT, Düsseldorf; Hotel Atlantik at Kunsthalle Lingen; Second Home at Philara Collection; What Bananas Say at Salzburger Kunstverein; The Seamstress, Her Mistress, the Mason and the Thief at Tenderpixel Gallery, London; and OO at L21, Palma.
SIHAN GUO (Shanghai, China, 2000) holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts from New York University and has studied at Cornell University. Her work has been presented at fairs such as West Bund Art & Design Fair in Shanghai, Feria Material in Mexico City, and ARCO Madrid. She has also participated in group exhibitions at spaces such as Public Gallery in London, Pedro Cera Gallery in Lisbon, and Rockbund in Shanghai. In 2023, she was selected for the Season III International Residency at the NARS Foundation in New York. Her first solo exhibition, Werewolf / Ferryman (Relic), took place at Commons Gallery at New York University in 2022, and she will soon present a project at Cassina Projects in Milan. Her work has been recognized with the Will Barnet Prize at the National Arts Club in New York in 2022 and has been featured in publications such as Whitehot Magazine.
DAYTIME NIGHTTIME will be open to the public from March 27 to May 23 at Galería Gato, located at Jirón Breña 281, Plaza Bolognesi, Breña, Lima (Peru).