In his artistic practice, Toni Giró focuses on the difficulties implicit in translation, which, through plays on words and visual artifice brought to literal paroxysm, he reveals to be imperfect and, to a large extent, impossible. Translation is, then, an allegory of the shortcomings of communication, often deliberate, which affect the public sphere. In many cases, his works express the loss of meaning of words and suggest the re-signification that they could adopt by placing them out of their usual context. All this suggests a causality that should be found in the uses and misuses made of written language. Through sculpture, installation and large series of photographs and videos, Toni Giró explores themes with humour and irony, his art expressing a subtle understanding of reality.

Toni Giró’s solo exhibitions include Economies del desgast: Toni Giró / Jordi Mitjà (ACVIC, 2015); A la intempèrie. Container (IGAC. Netart project, 2014); Warlike. Atles d'un món difícil (Centre d'Art Ca l’Arenas. Museu de Mataró, 2011); Action must not be reaction but creation (Espais. Centre d’Art Contemporani, Girona 2007); Zona Espera (Espais. Centre d’Art Contemporani, Girona, 2003); La porta als nassos (Metrònom. Sala Nil. Barcelona, 2002). His latest theatre projects are: Escrit en l'aire, with Valère Novarina, Cesc Gelabert and Moisès Maicas (Teatre Lliure Montjuïc. Festival de Barcelona Grec 2016); Psicosi de les 4.48, by Sarah Kane (La Seca Espai Brossa, Barcelona); Lampedusa Beach, by Lina Prosa (Teatre Akadèmia, Barcelona, 2014-15); Agulles al taló. Projecte de fusió de flamenc contemporani (BarriBrossa, 2014); and El pas, by Joan Brossa (MACBA, 2012). In 2016, Toni Giró received the BBVA Theatre for Best Show.

Biography written in 2016