El jueves 15 de mayo de 2021, por Facebook Live, se inauguró desde Sao Paulol, Brasil, la exhibición del Intercambio Internacional de Artist Books en la que participa nuestra profesora de Artes Visuales y graduada USFQ Gabriela Égüez. Gaby es la única representante de Ecuador en un evento que reúne a 72 artistas de 36 países. Este es el link para la inauguración: https://www.facebook.com/events/136147251862223?active_tab=about
La exposición virtual está disponible en: www.artistbooklibrary.art .
Estamos en conversaciones para hacer una visita a través de nuestra propia Galería Q en un futuro cercano.
Adjunto la reseña de la muestra e imágenes de la obra de Gaby, la cual está basada en su reflexión personal sobre un pasaje de un libro de Joan Garriga, que le llegó durante el encierro, acerca del ejercicio necesario de tomar y soltar para poder sintonizarnos con el ritmo natural de la vida. Según Garriga, "tomar y soltar es el mantra más sutilmente sonoro de la vida." Ocurre en cada inhalación y exhalación, en cada despertar y dormir, en cada comienzo y fin y la resistencia a este ritmo natural es el origen del sufrimiento.
Las técnicas que usó Gaby son: transfer sobre papel de algodón deteriorado naturalmente, bordado, dibujo y collage.
Aquí un extracto de la reseña de la curadora Ángela Barbour sobre la expo:
“When the whole world stopped, people and especially artists had the chance to rethink their lives and the planet, they could be involved in an extraordinary and unique way in their creative processes, seeking answers and finding unexpected solutions. This project aimed to create an opportunity for artists around the world, to exchange experiences through the exchange of Artist Books, in this difficult access period. An international call was opened, with free registration to all artists interested in participating in the exchange project. Artists from any country were able to participate, and in particular IAPMA member artists who correspond to 44 artists in the exhibition, some of them has joined IAPMA during the project. Each artist was assigned, through a draw, a partner from a different continent than his own. Thus, pairs started a joint work, where each artist produced an artist book to be completed by the partner. The books created by each artist were sent to the partner artist who completed it on the other side of the world and then sent it to us, in Brazil, for the organization of the exhibition. The distances were reduced, the books traveled where we could not go in the current circumstances, facing all the difficulties of closing borders, and post offices, and in the end we have a beautiful collection of artist books, where each book made by two artists from distinct continents, carries with it a world of experiences and visions of this unique moment in which we are living. A precious collection that is now part of the International Artist Book Library, which is launched worldwide in this beautiful exhibition at the Oswald de Andrade Gallery in Sao Paulo Brazil. We have already invitations to present the exhibition in five more countries. We hope this project can reach many people and share the artists experiences during this time”
Angela Barbour, Curator and IAPMA Exhibitions Coordinator
