Video interview of my solo exhibition Canté Jondo/Song of the Blind
at the Turchin Center For The Visual Arts.
Colombian-born, multidisciplinary artist Esperanza Cortés shares a passion for the mosaic of the Americas and their confluence of cultures reflected in their art traditions, rituals, music, dance, and art. Cortés’s recent mixed media sculptures and installations explore the theme of injustice that is at the root of the predatory gem and mineral excavation industry. The mining of precious stones has been an influential factor in the continued colonization of Colombia, having helped to fund the more than 60-year conflict there. Violence stemming from the mineral mining industries have also affected Brazil, as well as several African nations. Canté Jondo makes visible the human cost that is provoked by these mineral extractions, raising critical questions about the politics of erasure and exclusion in the aftermath of colonialism.
Curator - Gabriel De Guzman
Image: Esperanza Cortés, Charlotte, 2019, Installation with chair, found embroidery, silk flowers, glass beads, crystals, metal thread, metal jewelry pieces, chain, ceramic, pigment, faux pearls, plaster on wire mesh, wood, 9’ x 15’ x 9’. Created during my residency at McColl Center for Art + Innovation. Photo: Mitchell Kearney
This video was produced during my BRIC Media Arts Fellowship in 2018.
SOLO EXHIBITION, JONATHAN FERRARA GALLERY
Two person exhibition with Michael Pribich
Solo installation
Group exhibition at CSU Galleries
Cleavland
Guggenheim Fellow 2018
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MAD is pleased to welcome a new cycle of #MADArtistStudios residents, including Esperanza Cortés
I am so pleased to have my work featured at the at the BRIC GALA. Three of my installations were highlighted including an animation of my piece OJO.