18/06/2026
Next in line at Kulterra —> Fake Intimacy, Solo Show by Catalin Soto | 7 PM, June 25
The gaze that Cătălin Mihociu-Soto casts, as a photographer, into one of the most intimate spaces of an artist, the studio, is not voyeuristic in nature. Rather than probing the creative act itself, however enticing it may be as a human experience, he stages the conditions for an encounter and an exchange of energies between the artist at work and the observer behind the camera.
Aware that his mere presence influences what unfolds before the lens, Cătălin Mihociu-Soto questions the notion of documentary authenticity, highlighting the ways in which both participants contribute to the emergence of the image. The result transcends the conventional relationship between author and subject, becoming a space of collaboration, dialogue, and reciprocal gazes, where intimacy is performed and shared among those gathered within the encounter.
Soto is no stranger to collaborative artistic practices. Fake Intimacy continues a direction already present in his artistic work, marking his third project of this kind, following his solo exhibition presented at Kulterra Gallery in 2025 and Cypherism, hosted at ETAJ Mahal Artist-run Space within the Combinatul Fondului Plastic complex in 2026.
The selection of Soto’s collaborators was shaped by both personal affinities and creative connections. The invited artists are figures who have influenced his trajectory and who come from distinct visual art disciplines: Andra Achim, Not Bob, Miruna Cojanu, Misha Diaconu, Macanache, Mara Malinovski, Liviu Mihai, Răzvan Neagoe, and Mihai Zgondoiu. Together, they represent a part of Soto’s artistic tribe, creating a diverse framework of encounters and dialogues that reflects the network of influences, affinities, and exchanges underpinning the project Creative Intimacy.
Text by Raluca Ilaria Demetrescu
