Gabriel Ventura

Gabriel Ventura, born in Granollers in 1988, is a poet, although his work expands into other disciplines such as performance and film. His recent publications include W (2017); Apunts per a un incendi dels ulls (Notes for an Eye Fire) (2020), a poetry collection that inspired the title of a MACBA exhibition; and La nit portuguesa (The Portuguese Night) (2021), a shooting diary of Liberté, a film by Albert Serra. 

He is also the author of Passió i cartografia per a un incendi dels ulls (Passion and Cartography for an Eye Fire), an action and publication created by MACBA in 2022. He frequently collaborates with artist Rosa Tharrats, with whom he co-directed the short films Els miracles del mestre Cabestany (The Miracles of Master Cabestany) (2023) and El riu era verd i blau i groc (The River Was Green and Blue and Yellow) (2024), presented at Manifesta 15 and the Márgenes Festival. 

He has received the Montserrat Roig grant and has taken part in several literary residencies, including the Finestres Residency. His work has been presented at venues and festivals such as Fundació Brossa, Bombon Projects, the Tàpies Museum, Festival Eñe, Festival Veu, Barcelona Poesia and Festival Poesia i +, among others. His poems have been translated into English, French, Greek, Dutch, Turkish and Portuguese. 

His most recent works include the micro-opera Aura (2025), created with Marina Herlop and Rosa Tharrats, and produced by the Liceu, MACBA and the CCCB. He currently teaches at BAU (Barcelona). He has published El millor dels mons impossibles (The Best of All Impossible Worlds) with Anagrama.