{"title":"SACRED INSTINCT","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb id=\"docs-internal-guid-49146f40-7fff-8bb9-3e16-98a1fc858178\"\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0691\/1836\/1816\/files\/HPAI_150721_600x600.png?v=1775936761\" style=\"margin-bottom: 16px; float: none;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eApril 18 – May 9\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMundo Arte is pleased to present \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSacred Instinct\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, a group exhibition featuring works by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJason Aponte, Ivonne Ferrer, Sonia Hidalgo, Kadja, Yusimy Larra, and Rocard Mo\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. On view from \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eApril 18 through May 9\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, the exhibition explores the complex relationship between instinct and spirituality in contemporary artistic practice.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe title of the exhibition reflects a fundamental question about the human condition: what distinguishes human instinct from animal impulse? While instinct connects us to our most primal nature, spirituality opens the possibility of reflection, awareness, and meaning. In the space between these two forces, human identity begins to take shape.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThrough painting, sculpture, and mixed media, the artists in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSacred Instinct\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e investigate this tension from diverse symbolic and emotional perspectives. Their works move between the visceral and the contemplative, revealing how desire, ritual, vulnerability, and imagination shape our understanding of what it means to be human.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe exhibition draws inspiration from an idea expressed by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFernando Fernández\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“the man who does not integrate the spiritual into his instinct is simply an animal.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e From this perspective, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSacred Instinct\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e proposes that humanity lies not in the denial of instinct but in the capacity to transform it through consciousness, creativity, and spiritual awareness.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBy bringing together distinct artistic languages, the exhibition invites viewers to reflect on the fragile balance between the sacred and the instinctual, between the body and the inner life that gives it meaning.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e—\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eText by Marco Caridad\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Mundo Arte Gallery\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 1746 NE 163rd St\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e North Miami Beach, FL 33162\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","products":[],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0691\/1836\/1816\/collections\/HPAI_144051.png?v=1775940581","url":"https:\/\/mundoartegallery.com\/collections\/sacred-instinct.oembed","provider":"Mundo Arte Gallery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}