HCMC – Artist talk by Maria Fernanda Plata

Thu 16 Oct 2014, 6.30 pm
Studio – San Art Laboratory

From the organizer:

You are invited to an artist talk by Maria Fernanda Plata – an evening where architecture meets art from a Latin American perspective in Ho Chi Minh City.

‘Throughout my entire career, architecture has been the framework I have used to refer to aspects of the human condition that interest me the most, such as its temporality, fragility and terminality.

My practice is also a response to the continuous state of flux within the built environment and how such change affects the relationship between human beings and their dwellings.

During this talk I will discuss the process of my art and why I choose to work with particular materials (such as turning non-structured materials such as paper and sand into sculptures). I will share why method of working is more important to me than technique. I will also share the concepts surrounding my work and what role my city – Bogota, Colombia – has played in my practice as an artist.’

Maria Fernanda Plata holds a BFA from Universidad de los Andes, Colombia, and an MA in Fine Arts from Chelsea College of Art and Design, London. Some of her recent exhibitions include: ‘Imperfect Idler or When Things Disappear’, BIACI, Cartagena de Indias, Colombia, 2014; ‘Pender’ (solo) Galería Casas Riegner, Bogotá, Colombia, 2013; ‘Bienal de Artes plásticas de Bogotá’, Fundación Gilberto Alzate Avendaño, Bogotá, Colombia, 2012; ‘Apuntes sobre la ciudad, ArtBo, Proyectos Individuales ArtBo’ Bogota, Colombia, 2012; ‘Tracing Time’, Josee Bienvenu Gallery, New York, USA, 2012; Zona Maco Sur Proyectos Individuales, México City, Mexico, 2011 and ‘La Buena Vida’, 42 Salón Nacional de Artistas, Santa Marta, Colombia, 2010.