At the center of this exhibition are Rinck’s anthropomorphic figures, totems, and fantastical beings. Sculptures like Chewbacca Totem (2017) stand as modern relics, honoring both ancient traditions of stone carving and contemporary pop-cultural references. Quejica horizontal (2024) (Horizontal Complainer) and The Hunchback of Son Lluis (2024) evoke a narrative sensibility, each piece teetering between wit and melancholia.

Rinck draws inspiration from medieval grotesques, folklore, and the absurdities of modern life, bringing humor to forms that resonate with primal, almost archetypal familiarity. His creatures feel both timeless and timely: remnants of a mythological past or mascots for our collective subconscious. Works such Brother II (2020) reveal a meticulous attention to surface texture and detail, as Rinck transforms hard stone into soft lines and fluid expressions.

The artist’s recent explorations, like Quejica Vertical (2024) (Vertical Complainer), carved from marés stone, highlight his growing fascination with human emotion embodied through abstract yet evocative forms. Each sculpture becomes a vessel for narrative, movement, and light, engaging the natural outdoor setting of the garden in an ongoing dialogue.

Stefan Rinck’s works are at once playful and profound, inviting viewers to rediscover the childlike wonder of imagining what stone might say if it could speak