Image courtesy of Claudia Luna Fuentes
Join SKY LAB artist Claudia Luna Fuentes of theurbanX.org for an intimate walking tour in which participants will join the artist on a walk through the outdoor areas surrounding Hi-ARTS, and Hi-ARTS Gallery and Studio Spaces. She will share her process, and discuss her works and observations and welcome walkers to see traveling on foot as an act of resistance.
Walking around the city is the strategy that Claudia Luna has adopted to develop her artistic work. In her walks she identifies the volumes of urban furniture and the objects that inhabit the streets, which coexist daily with passers-by, buildings and the landscape. Although they seem imperceptible due to the heavy movement of the city, these geometric bodies affect residing and transit in public space.
In the series A Vast Landscape of Ruins, the artist builds a visual glossary from the basic shapes that she has found on her walks, and makes a correspondence between these blocks and the sculpture: she simulates the scale of these volumes with cardboard and applies acrylic paint of different colors to generate compositions that modify the bodily experience in the exhibition space and public space. She is interested in working with fragile materials, as opposed to the characteristics of the original cement blocks; so that the work turns out to be light, mobile, soft and colorful.
“Traveling through Mexico City on foot is an act of resistance in itself. To trivialize the regulatory functionality of public architecture is a way to reverse the frustration of your transient body.”
— Claudia Luna Fuentes
The walking tour will begin at Hi-ARTS. As some of this experience takes place outdoors, please dress appropriately for the weather. We recommend wearing closed-toed comfortable shoes. Spanish/English interpretation will be present.
Únase a la artista de SKY LAB Claudia Luna Fuentes de theurbanX.org para un recorrido íntimo a pie en el que los participantes se unirán al artista en un paseo por las áreas al aire libre que rodean Hi-ARTS, y Hi-ARTS Gallery and Studio Spaces. Ella compartirá su proceso, discutirá sus trabajos y observaciones y dará la bienvenida a los caminantes para que vean viajar a pie como un acto de resistencia.
Caminar por la ciudad es la estrategia que ha adoptado Claudia Luna para desarrollar su trabajo artístico. En sus paseos identifica los volúmenes del mobiliario urbano y los objetos que habitan las calles, que conviven diariamente con los transeúntes, los edificios y el paisaje. Aunque parezcan imperceptibles debido al intenso movimiento de la ciudad, estos cuerpos geométricos afectan el habitar y el tránsito en el espacio público.
En la serie Un vasto paisaje de ruinas, la artista construye un glosario visual a partir de las formas básicas que ha encontrado en sus paseos, y establece una correspondencia entre estos bloques y la escultura: simula la escala de estos volúmenes con cartón y aplica acrílico. pintura de diferentes colores para generar composiciones que modifiquen la experiencia corporal en el espacio expositivo y el espacio público. Le interesa trabajar con materiales frágiles, contrarios a las características de los bloques de cemento originales; para que la obra resulte ligera, móvil, suave y colorida.
“Recorrer la Ciudad de México a pie es un acto de resistencia en sí mismo. Trivializar la funcionalidad regulatoria de la arquitectura pública es una forma de revertir la frustración de su cuerpo transitorio”.
— Claudia Luna Fuentes
Claudia Luna Fuentes and Pepx Romero join Hi-ARTS in a first of its kind engagement as resident artists of theurbanX.org, an international Artist Residency Program, currently being supported through our SKY LAB Residency program. Think of it as a residency within a residency! theurbanX.org is an international arts residency program that connects Black and Brown creatives across the diaspora through the lens of urban culture. theurbanX.org harnesses the power of urban culture and the arts to build bridges across borders, share knowledge and resources in community, and empower creators of the global majority. Learn more about Bryan Joseph Lee, Founder and Co-Curator and V(ivianne) A. Njoku, Co-Curator here.
Accommodations
El Barrio Artspace PS109, home of Hi-ARTS, is ADA accessible.
Health & Safety
As per the recommendation of the NYC Health Department and for the safety of our audiences, artists, staff and community, Hi-ARTS requires that all audiences wear a mask that covers your nose and mouth when attending an indoor Hi-ARTS event. Masks will be provided for those who may be in need of a mask. We recommend N95, KN95, and Surgical Mask for the highest protection.
While Hi-ARTS will not be asking for Proof of Vaccination, or for a negative text, we encourage you to take a Rapid or PCR test within 24 hours of arrival to Artspace PS109.
If you are exhibiting COVID-19 symptoms, or not feeling well we ask that you please stay home and recommend that you take a COVID-19 and seek medical attention.
While Hi-ARTS is taking measures to minimize the risk of such exposure, we cannot guarantee that you will not be exposed to COVID-19 during your time in our facilities. By entering Artspace PS109, you voluntarily assume all risks related to exposure to COVID-19 and agree not to hold Hi-ARTS, or any of its directors, officers, employees, agents, contractors, or volunteers liable for any illness or injury.
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