PULSE OF APOLO reveals the hidden heartbeat of the club in La [3] through Oscar Zabala’s generative

The new installation PULSE OF APOLO, by New York–born and Barcelona-based artist Oscar Zabala, transforms La [3] into a living organism, traversed by a flow of light and color in constant mutation. The piece, created in real time through generative processes, captures the pulse that animates the club: a vital current expressed through liquid light in motion. Each moment is unique, an unrepeatable vibration that invites you to immerse yourself in the atmosphere and listen to the invisible energy that moves through the body and the space.

The work is part of the ongoing series CODEX, in which Zabala explores the ability of generative images to materialize emotional states and sensorial architectures. His visual language—combining algorithms, archetypal symbologies, and a chromatic palette that acts as a bridge to the subconscious—creates intimate environments that engage in dialogue with the club and its physical memory. As it disperses, PULSE OF APOLO reveals what often goes unnoticed: the internal rhythm of the place, the density of the air, the collective movement, the energy that links matter and life.

Internationally recognized for his hybrid works spanning audiovisual art, installation, and physical objects, Zabala has presented projects in festivals, tours, and emblematic spaces. Among his most notable works is the permanent installation at THE CLOUD by Käfer in the BMW Welt in Munich, one of the city’s most iconic architectural landmarks. His work connects the aesthetics of rave culture with visual explorations of the visionary state, building a bridge between the underground and a global audience.

Art Meets Apolo, a living bridge between art and clubbing

The installation is part of Art Meets Apolo, a multidisciplinary exhibition project that seeks to unite art and clubbing through the perspectives of Barcelona-based artists and residents. The cycle has already featured works by Pedro Torres, Mónica Rikić and Jordi Gispert Pi, Alba Rihe, Sejal Parekh, Milica Lukic, Miroslav Perković and Andrei Warren, Antoni Miralda, and Anna Carreras.

The project is the result of a collaboration with LAB36 and Galeria Senda, weaving connections between two worlds that share audiences, ways of working, and experiences, with a clear and common goal: to strengthen and give visibility to local culture.