Mit Borrás (b.
1982, Madrid) is a Spanish visual artist based between Madrid and Berlin,
recognized for his pioneering work and groundbreaking
contributions to contemporary visual arts, videoart, media installation and
digital art with performance. His transdisciplinary practice delves into the
complex interplay between humanity, nature, and technology, frequently
exploring themes such as adaptation, post-humanism, bioethics, and digital
sensuality through immersive video installations, performances, and multimedia
works. Borrás’s art is distinguished by its ability to merge the ancient with
the futuristic, forging speculative mythologies that reflect profound societal
transformations.
Artistic Practice and Core Themes | Mit Borrás’s artistic practice is defined by its profound conceptual depth and transdisciplinary approach, encompassing video art, digital works, media installations, sculpture, and performance. Central to his entire body of work is the concept of "Adaptation"—a thesis on the complex and evolving relationship between humanity, nature, and technological progress. This foundational theme drives his exploration of a post-human consciousness, envisioning scenarios where existence transcends conventional boundaries through synthetic integration and symbiotic relationships.
A central intellectual framework in Mit Borrás’s practice is transhumanism and post-naturalism. His work rigorously explores how these philosophies shape human evolution, ethics, and perception in the contemporary era. Through a multidisciplinary approach, Borrás engages with themes such as:
Spirituality and Mortality: The mechanisms of spirituality as emotional device of the soul and its aspirations. Its anthropological representations and functions and the contemplative dimension that addresses the notion of death—not as an endpoint, but as a critical lens through which to examine contemporary human desires, fears, aspirations, and the modern mythologies that shape our time.
Symbiosis: A philosophical investigation into the harmonious—or conflicted—coexistence of distinct entities, viewed through ontological and anthropological lenses.
Robotics and Biomechanics: The convergence of mechanical and biological systems, often embodied in imagery of prosthetics, exoskeletons, and bodily modifications.
Wellness and Mindfulness: A critical yet open exploration of self-care, meditation, and human optimization, especially in tension with accelerating technological advancements.
Bioethics and Digitality: A probing of the ethical implications of technological innovation—particularly AI and biotechnology—and its consequences for the human condition.
Digital Sensuality: An inquiry into sensory experience as mediated or enhanced by digital technologies, challenging conventional notions of intimacy, emotion, and embodiment.
Borrás also draws heavily from humanity's ancestral and organic connections to nature. He delves into botany, geology, and the folkloric ties humans have with the natural world through spirituality, hedonism, animism, shamanism, and mysticism. These ancient practices are often presented in dialogue with modern phenomena like rave culture, contemporary yoga, and meditation, exploring the human pursuit of youth and eternity in a technologically advanced age. This interplay between the ancient and the hyper-modern is a distinctive feature of his aesthetic.
His works are fundamentally conceptual, manifesting as "essayistic portraits" that evoke an "augmented state of awareness." These narratives typically unfold in a "metaphysical limbo"—serene, aseptic environments, often akin to soft caves or fluid spaces. These spaces reference high technology through flexible, sensual materials and soft pastel colors, creating an atmosphere of unsettling beauty, suspended hope, and futuristic uncertainty, inhabited by "beings, monsters, and phantoms from both the past and the future." This "limbo" concept is integral to his overarching aim: to construct a hypothetical and speculative folklore and mythology for the future—an alternative timeline that uses mythological lenses to reflect on the present while actively speculating on what is to come. His artistic objective is to depict the present, engage with the past through mythology, and project into the future.
His most acclaimed and recognized work is Adaptasi Cycle, exhibited at the Centre Pompidou and in numerous countries. It is a cohesive and powerful body of work developed over several years in close collaboration with the artist Rachel Lamot, who has been a central creative force and played a crucial and central role as Adaptasi Cycle’s visionary creative director and co-writer, bringing a distinct and recognizable identity to the project. Equally vital has been the exceptional contribution of musician and composer Daniel Vacas Peralta, who crafted the original soundtrack and defined the sonic personality of Adaptasi. His outstanding music—marked by dark electronic atmospheres, minimalist textures, and uniquely personal harmonies—is a groundbraking legacy and has played a key role in shaping the project's aesthetic and emotional resonance.
Aesthetic and Sensory Experience | Mit Borrás’s aesthetic language is immediately recognizable and meticulously refined. He emphasizes ergonomic forms, frequently employing pastel colors and materials with soft, elastic, and sensual textures. This creates environments that are both technologically sophisticated and subtly comforting, characterized by an "orthopedic vision of the future."
Sound is an indispensable, immersive component of his practice. As composer, he extensively incorporates his electronic music, techno, drone, and ASMR (Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response) to amplify the sensory depth of his installations and video art. Coupled with smooth, perpetual motions, tracking shots, and choreographies inspired by geological shifts and spiritual dances, his work blurs the boundaries between film, performance, and installation, drawing viewers into a holistic, mythic realm. His depicted landscapes often feature dystopian elements where natural environments are pushed to extreme desolation, yet retain organic shapes that are cozy, sterile, and distinctly antiseptic.
Key Exhibitions and Recognitions | Mit Borrás’s work has achieved international recognition, being showcased in leading venues and festivals worldwide. Notable exhibitions include: Centre Pompidou, Paris (2022); Replacement. Nighttimestory, Los Angeles, USA (2023), WUF. Basel, Switzerland (2024), Art Dubai, UAE (2022); Hara Museum, Tokyo (2010); Exgirlfriend Gallery, Berlin (2016–2021); Tick Tack Gallery, Antwerp (2021); The Wrong Bienale, Paris (2021); Art Cologne (2021); Pylon Hub, Dresden (2021); Harddiskmuseum, Paris (2020); Arebyte Gallery, London (2019); Towards the Last Unicorn, Sao Paulo (2019); Dimora Artica, Milan (2018); Frontviews in Vienna (2019), Berlin (2018), and Athens (2018); Biennial of Media Arts of Chile (2017); Palacio Fernandini and Art Lima, Lima (2016); Museo de Bellas Artes de Chile (2017); Kreuzberg Pavillon, Berlin (2013) and Norway (2016); Loop Barcelona (2010, 2015-2019); and Transmediale, Berlin (2011). His work has also received significant accolades and has lectured extensively across the globe.
Studio CAVVE and Affiliations | Mit Borrás founded and directs Studio CAVVE in Madrid, that focuses on Videoart, Expanded Media, Installation and Digital Art, Performance, and the profound interplay of Transhumanism and Cyborg Theory in contemporary art. Rachel Lamot is its Creative Director and Head of Production. The studio serves as a hub for collaborative projects and the realization of extensive research into new media and studies related to the relationship between art and anthropology, biomechanics, botany or geology. Borrás is also an active member of art collectives and collaborate with international institutions of art, including the Berlin-based Frontviews collective and the Haunt center, expanding his artistic network.
Philosophical Underpinnings and Legacy | Mit Borrás's complete body of work represents a sophisticated philosophical inquiry into existence within an increasingly digital and technologically driven world. He consistently explores the concept of a "limbo"—a state of constant transition and ambiguity where conventional binaries dissolve and novel forms emerge. This "limbo" is portrayed as a "pantheon radiating an atmosphere of uncertainty, suspended hope, unsettling beauty, and the presence of beings, monsters, and phantoms from both the past and the future." This conceptual framework enables him to investigate the fluidity of identity, often featuring transhuman entities or cyborgs whose forms defy traditional categorizations of nature and artifice, spirit and machine, gender and flesh.
His artistic output is not merely a reflection of contemporary concerns but an active construction of "a hypothetical and speculative folklore and mythology of the future—an alternative limbo and timeline." By synthesizing ancestral wisdom with fictional elements, Borrás’s work gains a totemic quality, balancing the religious and the technological, the unsettlingly comfortable and the uncertainty of what lies ahead. This unique approach offers a critical lens to understand the digital age's impact on human prosperity and transcendence. Borrás’s contributions have established him as a pivotal figure in post-human art discourse. His capacity to integrate advanced technological concepts with profound philosophical questions, coupled with his distinctive aesthetic, renders his work highly pertinent to contemporary discussions on bioethics, AI, and the evolving relationship between humanity and its constructed environments. Through his multidisciplinary endeavors, Borrás continues to expand the frontiers of artistic expression, prompting audiences to engage critically with our accelerating technological future and the limitless potential of adaptation.
By Ava Cave
© Cavve Studio | Mit Borrás
Artistic Practice and Core Themes | Mit Borrás’s artistic practice is defined by its profound conceptual depth and transdisciplinary approach, encompassing video art, digital works, media installations, sculpture, and performance. Central to his entire body of work is the concept of "Adaptation"—a thesis on the complex and evolving relationship between humanity, nature, and technological progress. This foundational theme drives his exploration of a post-human consciousness, envisioning scenarios where existence transcends conventional boundaries through synthetic integration and symbiotic relationships.
A central intellectual framework in Mit Borrás’s practice is transhumanism and post-naturalism. His work rigorously explores how these philosophies shape human evolution, ethics, and perception in the contemporary era. Through a multidisciplinary approach, Borrás engages with themes such as:
Spirituality and Mortality: The mechanisms of spirituality as emotional device of the soul and its aspirations. Its anthropological representations and functions and the contemplative dimension that addresses the notion of death—not as an endpoint, but as a critical lens through which to examine contemporary human desires, fears, aspirations, and the modern mythologies that shape our time.
Symbiosis: A philosophical investigation into the harmonious—or conflicted—coexistence of distinct entities, viewed through ontological and anthropological lenses.
Robotics and Biomechanics: The convergence of mechanical and biological systems, often embodied in imagery of prosthetics, exoskeletons, and bodily modifications.
Wellness and Mindfulness: A critical yet open exploration of self-care, meditation, and human optimization, especially in tension with accelerating technological advancements.
Bioethics and Digitality: A probing of the ethical implications of technological innovation—particularly AI and biotechnology—and its consequences for the human condition.
Digital Sensuality: An inquiry into sensory experience as mediated or enhanced by digital technologies, challenging conventional notions of intimacy, emotion, and embodiment.
Borrás also draws heavily from humanity's ancestral and organic connections to nature. He delves into botany, geology, and the folkloric ties humans have with the natural world through spirituality, hedonism, animism, shamanism, and mysticism. These ancient practices are often presented in dialogue with modern phenomena like rave culture, contemporary yoga, and meditation, exploring the human pursuit of youth and eternity in a technologically advanced age. This interplay between the ancient and the hyper-modern is a distinctive feature of his aesthetic.
His works are fundamentally conceptual, manifesting as "essayistic portraits" that evoke an "augmented state of awareness." These narratives typically unfold in a "metaphysical limbo"—serene, aseptic environments, often akin to soft caves or fluid spaces. These spaces reference high technology through flexible, sensual materials and soft pastel colors, creating an atmosphere of unsettling beauty, suspended hope, and futuristic uncertainty, inhabited by "beings, monsters, and phantoms from both the past and the future." This "limbo" concept is integral to his overarching aim: to construct a hypothetical and speculative folklore and mythology for the future—an alternative timeline that uses mythological lenses to reflect on the present while actively speculating on what is to come. His artistic objective is to depict the present, engage with the past through mythology, and project into the future.
His most acclaimed and recognized work is Adaptasi Cycle, exhibited at the Centre Pompidou and in numerous countries. It is a cohesive and powerful body of work developed over several years in close collaboration with the artist Rachel Lamot, who has been a central creative force and played a crucial and central role as Adaptasi Cycle’s visionary creative director and co-writer, bringing a distinct and recognizable identity to the project. Equally vital has been the exceptional contribution of musician and composer Daniel Vacas Peralta, who crafted the original soundtrack and defined the sonic personality of Adaptasi. His outstanding music—marked by dark electronic atmospheres, minimalist textures, and uniquely personal harmonies—is a groundbraking legacy and has played a key role in shaping the project's aesthetic and emotional resonance.
Aesthetic and Sensory Experience | Mit Borrás’s aesthetic language is immediately recognizable and meticulously refined. He emphasizes ergonomic forms, frequently employing pastel colors and materials with soft, elastic, and sensual textures. This creates environments that are both technologically sophisticated and subtly comforting, characterized by an "orthopedic vision of the future."
Sound is an indispensable, immersive component of his practice. As composer, he extensively incorporates his electronic music, techno, drone, and ASMR (Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response) to amplify the sensory depth of his installations and video art. Coupled with smooth, perpetual motions, tracking shots, and choreographies inspired by geological shifts and spiritual dances, his work blurs the boundaries between film, performance, and installation, drawing viewers into a holistic, mythic realm. His depicted landscapes often feature dystopian elements where natural environments are pushed to extreme desolation, yet retain organic shapes that are cozy, sterile, and distinctly antiseptic.
Key Exhibitions and Recognitions | Mit Borrás’s work has achieved international recognition, being showcased in leading venues and festivals worldwide. Notable exhibitions include: Centre Pompidou, Paris (2022); Replacement. Nighttimestory, Los Angeles, USA (2023), WUF. Basel, Switzerland (2024), Art Dubai, UAE (2022); Hara Museum, Tokyo (2010); Exgirlfriend Gallery, Berlin (2016–2021); Tick Tack Gallery, Antwerp (2021); The Wrong Bienale, Paris (2021); Art Cologne (2021); Pylon Hub, Dresden (2021); Harddiskmuseum, Paris (2020); Arebyte Gallery, London (2019); Towards the Last Unicorn, Sao Paulo (2019); Dimora Artica, Milan (2018); Frontviews in Vienna (2019), Berlin (2018), and Athens (2018); Biennial of Media Arts of Chile (2017); Palacio Fernandini and Art Lima, Lima (2016); Museo de Bellas Artes de Chile (2017); Kreuzberg Pavillon, Berlin (2013) and Norway (2016); Loop Barcelona (2010, 2015-2019); and Transmediale, Berlin (2011). His work has also received significant accolades and has lectured extensively across the globe.
Studio CAVVE and Affiliations | Mit Borrás founded and directs Studio CAVVE in Madrid, that focuses on Videoart, Expanded Media, Installation and Digital Art, Performance, and the profound interplay of Transhumanism and Cyborg Theory in contemporary art. Rachel Lamot is its Creative Director and Head of Production. The studio serves as a hub for collaborative projects and the realization of extensive research into new media and studies related to the relationship between art and anthropology, biomechanics, botany or geology. Borrás is also an active member of art collectives and collaborate with international institutions of art, including the Berlin-based Frontviews collective and the Haunt center, expanding his artistic network.
Philosophical Underpinnings and Legacy | Mit Borrás's complete body of work represents a sophisticated philosophical inquiry into existence within an increasingly digital and technologically driven world. He consistently explores the concept of a "limbo"—a state of constant transition and ambiguity where conventional binaries dissolve and novel forms emerge. This "limbo" is portrayed as a "pantheon radiating an atmosphere of uncertainty, suspended hope, unsettling beauty, and the presence of beings, monsters, and phantoms from both the past and the future." This conceptual framework enables him to investigate the fluidity of identity, often featuring transhuman entities or cyborgs whose forms defy traditional categorizations of nature and artifice, spirit and machine, gender and flesh.
His artistic output is not merely a reflection of contemporary concerns but an active construction of "a hypothetical and speculative folklore and mythology of the future—an alternative limbo and timeline." By synthesizing ancestral wisdom with fictional elements, Borrás’s work gains a totemic quality, balancing the religious and the technological, the unsettlingly comfortable and the uncertainty of what lies ahead. This unique approach offers a critical lens to understand the digital age's impact on human prosperity and transcendence. Borrás’s contributions have established him as a pivotal figure in post-human art discourse. His capacity to integrate advanced technological concepts with profound philosophical questions, coupled with his distinctive aesthetic, renders his work highly pertinent to contemporary discussions on bioethics, AI, and the evolving relationship between humanity and its constructed environments. Through his multidisciplinary endeavors, Borrás continues to expand the frontiers of artistic expression, prompting audiences to engage critically with our accelerating technological future and the limitless potential of adaptation.
By Ava Cave
© Cavve Studio | Mit Borrás