Ana Lucia Garcia Hoefken
b | 1994. Lima, Perú
Currently working in Switzerland. Living between Barcelona and Lima.
Currently working in Switzerland. Living between Barcelona and Lima.
With interests in materials, form, texture and science my work centers on making research on the composition and transformation of matter, centering on sculptures and installations whilst also invoking video and performance.
My research is based on the concept that inert matter shapes human experience. I approach this subject with diverse multidisciplinary scientific methodologies such as ecology, geology, chemistry and physics. In practice I stimulate the discourse of matter by manipulating its own materiality and decontextualizing its symbolic value. I investigate its properties and qualities to create new dialogues between units of matter, understand its relationship with the environment and dismantle various imposed cultural representations.
I am interested in creating a language about the nature of external and internal forces exerted on the material and articulating a narrative of its development. To represent this, I focus on studying the media I choose to work with, learning and relearning about their adaptability and limitations. This is how I break through the predetermined perception, provoking new meanings and thus exposing a perpetual change in the categorization of the elements. Through this process I began to question the ephemeral nature of the material and the object in relation to its environment, challenging its entropic character and observing its transformation.
I am interested in creating a language about the nature of external and internal forces exerted on the material and articulating a narrative of its development. To represent this, I focus on studying the media I choose to work with, learning and relearning about their adaptability and limitations. This is how I break through the predetermined perception, provoking new meanings and thus exposing a perpetual change in the categorization of the elements. Through this process I began to question the ephemeral nature of the material and the object in relation to its environment, challenging its entropic character and observing its transformation.
Education
2022 Escola Massana Barcelona, Spain
-Postgraduate in Contemporary Applied Arts
2021 Escola Massana Barcelona, Spain
- Sound Art: concept, edition & recording
- Experimental video art
2018 Central Saint Martins London, UK
- Foundation in Art and Design (Merit)
2017-2018 Ceramic Studio “Polen Construcciones” Lima, Perú
2016 University of Groningen Groningen, The Netherlands
- Exchange Program
2011-2017 Universidad de Lima Lima, Perú
- BA Industrial Engineering (GPA 4.0)
Exhibitions and Publications
SOLO Shows
2020 Común Denominador Casa Fugaz, Perú
GROUP Shows
2022 Centro Internazionale di Scultura Peccia, Suiza
“ De Memoria a la Materia” Centre d’Artesania de Catalunya, España
St.Art.Galleries, Londres, Reino Unido
2021 Remembranza Colectiva Flux Club, España
Sonido Disperso Escola Massana, España
You better keep them creative! Casa Fugaz, Perú
2018 Central Saint Martins Foundation Show Lethaby Gallery, London, UK
Waterlow Art Park Exhibition Waterlow Park, London, UK
Interview: https://bit.ly/2uKKDkK
https://bit.ly/2UrG90X
https://lux.org.uk/event/waterlow-art-park
2017 Collaborative installation “El Camarin” for Myopia P.ar.C. Art Fair, Lima, Perú
Residencies and other
2022 Artist in Residence, Centro Internazionale di Scultura Peccia, Switzerland2021 Art co-curator “You better keep them creative!” Casa Fugaz, Perú
2019 Mold Making and Slip Casting Workshop Cotto Designs, Perú
2019 Art curator for exhibition “Madres del Callao” Lima, Perú
- Foto Monumental 2019
2019 Investigation in situ Cusco, Perú
on traditional Peruvian ceramics techniques
2018 High House Residency with Antony Gormley Norfolk, UK
2017 Investigation in situ San Martin, Perú
on traditional Peruvian ceramics techniques
Contact
algarciahoefken@gmail.com