Betweencorners

"The presence of landscapes"

What I can say about my work in general is that there is an obsessive presence of landscapes. I understand landscapes as group of dynamics which are involved in the transformation of everything external to our bodies.

I am concerned about the actions, dynamics and processes involved in deterritorialization and reterritorialization of images, objects and places.

By producing in situ installations, I explore and consider characteristics of the space that are normally overlooked.

Like in archaeology, processes in my work are the result of finding and revealing marks, traces, layers of information. It is difficult to get rid of the palimpsest though: the memories present on the site are constantly inducing strategies related to the dynamics and systems present in nature, which I call 'transversal strategies' (for instance recovering, reappropriating, unveiling).

The main of my actions is to reveal the process of intense observation and interpretation together with associations and references to cultural and personal experiences.

As a result, areas of intensity, disruption and uncertainty appear in my work, linked to behaviours such as interconnectivity, mutability, and interference.These are added layers, stepping stones for new arguments and situations.

Through my installations I would like the visitor to get involved in a multi-sensory experience where his/her negotiation with the space brings agreements, but also confrontation and uncertainty about the notion of place and memory.

Forthcoming !!
Work in progress at www.id11.nl , Delft - Netherlands, end of exhibition 29th november 2009

latest exhibition 'Extensions' works with 'threeplusone collective at 'Gallery Zennestraat17' Brussels please check www.threeplusone.wordpress.com

“Untitled”, in situ installation, felt, pencil and linseed oil on wall, 2009 – Zennestraat Gallery Brussels

“One Afternoon”, mixed media installation, A4-format each, 2009, Zennestraat Gallery Brussels

"toestemming om te passeren- permission de passer", site specific installation, 2nd hand furniture, 2009, Zennestraat Gallery Brussels

“Untitled”, seven white canvas, 1.20 x 1.20 m, 2009, Zennestraat Gallery Brussels

Works presented at Three plus one 'Expanded Scapes' exhibition

The first exhibition by the collective threeplusone ' Expanded - Scapes' has challenged the boundaries
and links between specific site (two symmetric rooms) and one common topic namely 'Expanded Scapes'.
The visitor has been confronted with eight artworks and the multiple connections between them.
'Expanded – Scapes' is first of all a made up word by the artists that links to the list of contemporary landscape categories and definitions. It makes reference on a broad scale to an extended structure without limits.
During three weeks the artist collective has worked on implementing different medias.The dialogue between image and place was the common approach.
Juan Duque (1974 – CO) has presented three pieces; two installations and an assemblage.In these works the rational grid of the floor was mapped, extended and confronted with organic actions (oil droppings).
The clash between these two patterns was the imaginary suggestion and physical support for different landscape drawings.The applied oil (an ephemeral action) has been constantly evaporating leaving a diffuse stain on the site.
The interaction between the site specific conditions, the artworks and artist actions brought about an interesting combination.Architectural geometry and scale, floor versus wall, grids and the suggestion of the duplicity of the two rooms were confronted with the following common strategies, expressed by different media:
Fragmentation (Hallveig – Juan)
Imaginary and generic places ( Marie Laure – Jimena)
Atmospheric conditions (Hallveig – Juan)
Spatial boundaries and locations (Marie Laure – Jimena, Hallveig- Juan)

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