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| First Name | Isabel |
| Last Name | Llaguno A. |
| Username | isabeln |
| Bio | Isabel Llaguno is an Ecuadorian Visual Artist. Master of Fine Arts by the School of Visual Arts of New York (2018) and Visual Artist by the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador (2014). She investigates through her body themes such as gender violence, national identity, and nature exploitation, using different techniques to question the politics of memory, construction, and the aesthetic conditions of the subjects. Her work has been exhibited in important galleries in Ecuador such Arte Actual, Alianza Francesa, and the Center of Contemporary Art of Quito. Also, in New York, Brazil, Colombia, and Spain, in 2017 her video “Me quiero casar” won the international selection of the 1st International Video Art Week of Lanzarote in Spain. |
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| Country of residence | Ecuador |
Statement
| Statement | My work focuses on examining our reality from a critical perspective. My artistic investigations revolve around personal and collective memories of gender-based violence and national identity, to question and subvert the political construction of memory and the aesthetic condition of individuals. My projects interweave intimate memories with collective experiences, using the intimate as a political starting point. My work stems from my identity as an Ecuadorian woman within a global, patriarchal, and neoliberal context. Through various artistic languages, I aim to critically confront power structures that perpetuate social issues such as violence and discrimination. In my recent processes, I utilize symbols and objects containing memory and national identity to question and reconsider identity concepts. I also reflect on the male aesthetic regime that imposes ideals and norms on how to be and represent the human being in society. Through the appropriation of cultural products derived from patriarchal and neoliberal systems, I employ media like video, performance, and installation to explore the naturalization of these structures.
The series of projects and ideas I have developed in recent years, although they may sometimes appear disconnected, are always marked by the need to challenge the established reality and create fictional worlds that allow confronting reality. |
Exhibitions
| Exhibitions | Exhibiciones Individuales / Individual Exhibitions
Premios y reconocimientos / Awards and recognitions
Residencia / Residency
Selección de exposiciones colectivas / Group exhibitions selection
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Interests and medias
| Interests | Filmmaking / Video art, Interactive art, Mixed media, Painting, Sculpture |
| Painting medias | Acrylic, Oil |
| Filmmaking / video art medias | Video installation, Single-channel video |
| Sculpture medias | Edible material |