In his earthly horizons and those of parallel universes, Barea expresses the insistent human desire to seek. Traveling on otherworldly vessels sewn directly into painted canvas, his protagonists navigate the search of what it means to be oneself.

“I reflect on all the things that make us who we are; the problems we encounter, particularly those that originate from our own actions. Through my work I give design to these problems. I want to find what I have yet to discover.”