Rita Ponce de Leon
dal 18/12/2014 al 14/3/2015
Segnalato da
18/12/2014
Rita Ponce de Leon
Fundacio Joan Miro', Barcelona
With Your Own Hands. The objects arranged on both sides of the gallery suggest a personal universe, but they are also made out of disjointed fragments of a whole that is different for each one of us.
The proposal for Espai 13 by Rita Ponce de León (Peru, 1982) revolves around the idea of a molding show that gets filled up, emptied and refilled back again and again. With Your Own Hands splits the gallery space in two. The visitor does not access it through a single, already mapped itinerary, but has the ability to interact freely with the architecture and each and every object inhabiting it.
These objects, designed by the artist, are inspired by the life of a person that she knows and by their conversations together. This establishes a welcoming space that opens an opportunity for creativity —individually or collectively—at different levels: formal, narrative, artistic, creative or in relation to the exhibition.
The objects arranged on both sides of the gallery suggest a personal universe, but they are also made out of disjointed fragments of a whole that is different for each one of us. To be able to touch them, move them, or make them break through the membrane that divides the gallery recodes their meaning and endows them with new memories and emotions. A space for self-learning is thus ensured through the aesthetic experience.
On the other hand, the idea of organizing, relating and articulating an artistic proposal rests solely on the experience of visiting the exhibit. From what they intent to communicate, these objects provide the opportunity to test unusual approaches to the exhibiting of works and to the discourse of the artist.
Friction Pedagogies, Lesson 0’s program of pedagogical mediation, is going to continue its collaboration with teachers, which started during the previous exhibition. It is also going to develop a specific program of participatory workshops that will explore the relationships and the dialogues between visitors and objects found at the Fundació Joan Miró.
Rita Ponce de León (Lima, Peru, 1982) lives and works in Mexico City. She draws with the intention of establishing a space for communication between the people close to her, such as family and friends, based on reflections on their social environment. She has exhibited at Kunsthalle Basel (Basel), the Cuenca Biennale (Cuenca, Ecuador), Sala de Arte Público Siqueiros (Mexico City), Galería 80M2 (Lima), Museo de Arte Moderno (Mexico City), New Museum (New York) and Centro Cultural Border (Mexico City). In 2013, her work was published in Vitamin D2 (Phaidon Press).
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