While I miss the large workspace of my island home on Atiu, new opportunities have unfolded. In 2024, the artist association I belonged to during my time in Terrassa invited me to exhibit Third Space (see below)—the site-specific installation born from my MA thesis at AUT (Auckland, NZ) back in 2010. I had hoped so much for the chance to show my work in my new home country.
Since then, I have been dedicated to exhibiting this oevre across Catalonia, as Tercer Espai IV in Gerona in 2024 and Tercer Espai V in L’Ametlla de Mar in 2025, as Third Space VI in Sophia (Bulgaria) and, coming up soon, Tercer Espai VII in Andorra in 2026.
It has been an exciting experience to reconnect with each element of this versatile collection and reimagine the installation’s setup.
I have truly enjoyed adapting to the ever-changing challenges of space, lighting, and technical possibilities, alongside the wonderful people who helped me with the hanging and illumination. It has also been a great pleasure to watch viewers interact with my work and to talk with them about their sensations and feelings as they meander through the individual parts of this spatial installation.
It continues to amaze and delight me how each new display of the exact same components metamorphoses into an entirely new work, thanks to its interaction with both the venue and the audience. I look forward to, and hope for, the opportunity to bring Third Space to many more venues across Spain and abroad.
Andrea Eimke 