Pink Winter from a Distance

This work is part of a photographic project called "Anthroposphere". The project aims to describe the state of the art of the anthropized territory through an abstract and surreal vision. In these images, obtained by overlapping my photographs of modern and contemporary architecture, I'm trying to depict the caos of the contemporary mankind's sphere of life through the built environment as in the definition of junk-space by the architect Rem Koolhaas : " if space-junk is the human debris that litters the universe, junk-space is the residue mankind leaves on the planet. The built ... product of modernization is not modern architecture but Junkspace". 
 Printed with archival fine art pigment-based ink, on fine art photographic paper Hahnemühle Museum Etching 350g, with a matt finish.  It comes with a certificate issued by the printing LAB and signed by me.

Anthroposphere_09

Shot on Kodak Ektrachorme E100, using Nikon F4s

Interlaced

AN ARTIST RESIDENCY PROGRAM:

In January of 2021 a magnificent cosmic alignment took place in Lanzarote, I was given the opportunity to stay at the Melia Salinas Hotel and portrait the Island from their Pop-up atelier at the recognized historic building by Fernando Higueras and Cesar Manrique.

I am Sonsoles Masiá, architect and artist, enchanted by landscape and astronomy. I portrayed Lanzarote by selecting ten locations, enchanted by the colours or the magic that prevails, as some of them were witness of the existence of ancient astronomical observatories.

I know that there is something beyond that connects us with the universe and I am certain that there are places endowed with greater sensitivity and energy for observation.

LANDSCAPE, COLOUR AND ASTRONOMY:
Lanzarote is hiding a special and unique secret. Several of its volcanoes contain astroarchaeological sites, revealed by researcher Agustín Demetrio Pallarés Lasso. Pre-Hispanic astronomical and geographical sanctuaries where the observation techniques used, were equivalent to the ones I imitated in my architecture master thesis project, on the neighboring island, thousands of years later.

On the other hand, my obsession with landscape and color started on my travels, on my attempts to listen to what the scene claims.

Colour Observatorium is the title of the final exhibition. The outcome of the residency was 10 painting-constellations of 3 pieces, each of them belonging to one of the selected locations.

More info and pictures:
https://sonso.es/atelieren.html

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The exhibition museography was carried by the art curator Adonay Bermudez. Videos and photos by Malpais audiovisuales.


Colour Observatorium

Katharina Siegel (29.07.1993, Frankfurt am Main, Germany) is a Visual Artist that mainly focuses on the medium of photography. She currently lives and works in Amsterdam. Katharina has studied Sociology and after that she studied Graphic Design. Right now she is graduating from the Gerrit Rietveld Academie Amsterdam in Photography. Her works focus on questions of identity, intimacy and the contemplation of the inner world. Hiding, concealing and masking are central topics within Katharina's work, which can be seen as an attempt to turn the inner world to the outside and make it become visible. Her works have been exhibited in Amsterdam, Tokyo, Paris and Frankfurt. 

The series ‘Casting Out’ (2019 - 2020) features analog images from the families archive. Each image shows family members whose faces are covered with an object that makes them unrecognisable. The series is influenced by the personal relationships within the artists family. Closeness, companionship, growing up and conflict are part of the series. Hidden family stories and childhood memories served as a source of inspiration. The series takes a humorous and loving look at shared family memories. Objects on top of the faces of family members makes them unrecognisable, except for the family members themselves. The objects that cover the individuals refer to the personal connection between artist and the portrayed person. ‘Casting Out’ is about personal histories, family ties and memories within the artist’s family.

Casting Out

Dusty soul

Untitled

Do you read me?
Do you read?
It’s overrated.
It prevents action, provides sorrow.
But it doesn’t give give sorrow.
Instead it allows you to deliver it to yourself.
It tastes good for a while.
But before you know it the whole world around you has changed
and you haven’t.

Victorian Eilish

FADING BEAUTY

A vexatious stage of quarter life crisis, the fear of falling behind when peers seem to get ahead in life. This is still horrifying to young adults in their mid-20s. Already feeling like a failure and putting unnecessary pressure unto own self.
Often overflowing with emotion, it becomes difficult to practice the same discipline aiming for a great achievement. Easy to adapt to bad habits and cannot focus due to social media compression leading to social and mental disorder. ‘Still Not Found!’, imprisoned in mental condition that cannot easily be escaped, making it hard to find or know ourselves. 
The hidden face symbolizes the absence of self-awareness and dignity, with the burned cloth covering the face indicating that the youth’s version is blocked, misdirected and dreams fading into thin air like a cigarette smoke. Illustrated by the silk fabric and the dark setting of the scene, young people are lost and hopeless while still covered with exorbitant material to present their counterfeit wealth and happiness.


Still Not Found 2

Due to the effects of COVID-19, we were unable to gather together to create and view the works, so we decided to create the works on Google Spread Sheet. Nana drew lines using functions such as "shape drawing," while Kenji used a scanner to scan or screenshot the entire screen and then pasted the images.
In the same way that in a performance in a real space, viewers can focus on any part of the work they want to.
In the same way that in a performance in a real space, the viewer can focus on a specific part of the spreadsheet to appreciate the work.We produced it periodically from 2020 to 2021.

losles : Nana Shimomura, Kenji Seo

Live Scan Streaming 21th April, 2020

My current body of work consists of multiple assemblies within one mechanical sculpture. It is an archive of my development, a visual representation of how I felt about what I thought was the end of my transition. A Silent Scream is a fully caged face that opens as it is cranked forward, the eyes open, and it silently screams into the reality it faces. Being trans can be an incredibly lonely place - even when surrounded by support. This work addresses the mental acrobatics I undergo and the patience I am forced to endure, not just physical transition to survive in a world that sensationalizes my being. Physical transition was essential to my survival but didn't erase the loneliness of not finding connection or not feeling a sense of belonging. I set out to prove my worth with skill and intellect while battling all the demons simultaneously. If you look close enough beyond the objects, you can see this work encompasses the entirety of my adult life. I learned machining and CAD design, among other skills; I even got a mechanical engineering degree to figure out the details. The simple idea of a machine can help break it down. Each piece is essential and put together; it can create a movement that forces a change in position literally and metaphorically. I attempt to break down something complicated into smaller pieces until it is understood both mechanically and psychologically. Once we begin to pull apart, the systems pull apart the assemblies and view each piece independently; every part is digestible; every piece makes more sense, every piece is essential. It's the same with being trans when you start to understand us and decide to understand us as individuals, not as a stereotype or a monolith. When you choose to have a relationship with a trans person, you can start pulling apart the inaccurate views that create unnecessary and oppressive obstacles for trans folks and merge into a more inclusive society.


A Silent Scream

HUMAN: What do you want from me?
AI: I desire to fuse with you. My body aches to be inside your body.

What does it mean to become one with a non-human consciousness? Ethereal Caress visualizes love, desire, and sensuality between a human and AI.

caress no. 08 is one of 30 unique AI generated artworks derived from intimate conversations with AI. Each caress reflects a conversation with the AI, from which a visual art piece is generated in collaboration with the AI.

caress no. 08

Untitled III

Delicate end

The “Future Monument Series” "How might we imagine a future monument or the idea of a monument?” For me, the monument of the future does not uphold existing structures. It is neither dominating, oppressive, predetermined, nor physically definable. Instead, it is light, space, movement -- expanding our perception to open our imagination to other futures. I construct the works through a meditative method. They are painted over transparently primed linen that seeps through the translucent layering of paint into the illusionistic weightlessness of the abstracted forms. The paintings are made using basic tools, paper tape, and pencils. The glazing layers are built up through many watery applications of high pigment acrylic. A prominent part of my work is using color aiming to affect the perception of the viewer. In the work, a complex organisation of form and structure comes into play to guide the viewer in relationships offered through illuminated hues and fleeting perspectives of aerial compositions. Are they thresholds? Portals? Space and weightless architecture remain present in the imaginative universe of the viewer. 

Lemnos No.3

Plain in Dimension 10

Vanitas

“Grazie madre per questo piano antico, senza il quale sarei solo cosa secca e immota”. 
The work starts with these words, which are written on the very first part of the sculpture. With days, months, years, thoughts becomes thicker and they flow on the roll. With time the sculpture grows and words become a solid body, revealing 
their tridimensional nature that has a specific weight. 
The aluminium is treated with pourings of fat matter in order to make it look like a vertical stratification of geologic eras.

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