Skin's Memory (11) Transfers - Alicia González, Spain
“Walls, like skin, keep the memory of our experiences.”
Join for the opportunity to meet our artist-in-residence Alicia González and discover her in-situ project at Atelier 11.
Join for the opportunity to meet our artist-in-residence Alicia González and discover her in-situ project at Atelier 11.
It took me some time to understand what the walls of Atelier 11 reminded me of. On the walls, like mineral stratum, old layers are followed by new ones revealing multiple surfaces and ages. All these traces, scars, and wounds result from the actions and experiences of artists who, before me, inhabited this space.
Through touch, I seek to establish a dialogue between my body and the symbolic presence contained in the Atelier. Thus, I create a performance in which, adapting my body to the space, I traverse the intricate surface of the walls with my skin. I use my tactile memory as a tool to transfer the collective information contained in the original walls to my body, one that produces community.
There is an inherent intimacy in the act of touching, which requires closeness; touching is a form of registration but also a way to connect and develop a sense of belonging. From this physical approach, through my skin, I record the traces of those artists who worked here before me, establishing a link between the Parisian art community's different eras. While creating the performance, I also isolated movements and positions to photograph the negative reliefs that the elements of the wall temporarily visibly leave on my skin. These results are presented in the form of a publication.
Open Studio: Thursday, July 7, 6pm - 9pm
Atelier 11 Cité Falguière, 75015 Paris
Through touch, I seek to establish a dialogue between my body and the symbolic presence contained in the Atelier. Thus, I create a performance in which, adapting my body to the space, I traverse the intricate surface of the walls with my skin. I use my tactile memory as a tool to transfer the collective information contained in the original walls to my body, one that produces community.
There is an inherent intimacy in the act of touching, which requires closeness; touching is a form of registration but also a way to connect and develop a sense of belonging. From this physical approach, through my skin, I record the traces of those artists who worked here before me, establishing a link between the Parisian art community's different eras. While creating the performance, I also isolated movements and positions to photograph the negative reliefs that the elements of the wall temporarily visibly leave on my skin. These results are presented in the form of a publication.
Open Studio: Thursday, July 7, 6pm - 9pm
Atelier 11 Cité Falguière, 75015 Paris