DA2 Domus Artium in Salamanca has opened the first Spanish retrospective of Gabriela Bettini, titled "Cierta tarde, la más bella de las tardes de mi vida." The exhibition surveys the Spanish-Argentine artist's career, centering on themes of memory, exile, and the trauma of the Argentine military dictatorship. A focal point is the work "Memoria del agua," inspired by an unfinished poem found in a book belonging to her grandfather, who was disappeared during the regime.
Bettini’s work is significant for its intersection of personal family history with broader political and ecological critiques. By examining colonial iconography and contemporary environmental conflicts, she challenges official historical narratives and explores how silence and absence are represented in art. The retrospective positions her as a vital voice in contemporary dialogues regarding the legacy of state violence and the instrumental role of landscape painting.