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Grimanesa Amorós CETHA Photographs Limited Edition, 13.5 x 23.5-inch limited edition photography documenting the CETHA public art LED sculpture installation at Civita di Bagnoregio, Palazzo Colesanti, Viterbo, Italy. Photography by Grimanesa Amorós, 2019.
CETHA | Limited Edition
Grimanesa Amorós OCUPANTE Limited Edition, 13.5 x 23.5-inch limited edition photography documenting the OCUPANTE single channel video, exploring economic globalization, immigration, and the interlacing of dreams and reality, filmed at La Tabacalera, a former tobacco factory built in 1790 in the multicultural neighborhood of Lavapiés, Madrid, Spain. Photography by Grimanesa Amorós, 2016.
OCUPANTE | Limited Edition
Grimanesa Amorós METHLUM photography documenting the artist's two-month fellowship in Civita di Bagnoregio, Italy, inspired by the Etruscan word Methlum meaning metal, capturing the timeless landscapes and Etruscan history of the ancient hilltop town in Viterbo, Italy. Photography by Grimanesa Amorós, 2020.
METHLUM
Grimanesa Amorós MAGICAL ISA, a 2015 video produced in the USA, documenting the artist's experience at the Instituto Superior de Arte of Havana, Cuba, exploring the picturesque landscapes and multidisciplinary architecture of the five schools while responding to the contemporary social, economic, and environmental dynamics of a transitioning Cuba, with an original soundtrack composed by Latin Grammy-nominated Cuban pianist and composer Dr. Adonis Gonzalez. Screened at the Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY. Video by Grimanesa Amorós, 2015.
MAGICAL ISA
Grimanesa Amorós ONKOCHISHIN photographs documenting the fashion show collaboration with Japanese fashion designer Akiko Elizabeth Maie, inspired by the work of Grimanesa Amorós, exploring the theme of discovering new horizons by researching the past, New York, NY. Photography by Grimanesa Amorós, 2014.
ONKOCHISHIN
Grimanesa Amorós SCIENTIA photography documenting the SCIENTIA single channel video, produced in the USA. Photography by Grimanesa Amorós, 2022.
SCIENTIA
Grimanesa Amorós BETWEEN HEAVEN AND EARTH, 11 x 14-inch C-prints on Kodak Archive Professional Paper, limited edition of 6, documenting the BETWEEN HEAVEN AND EARTH video, shot in The Bronx, NY and Fjörds, Norway. Photography by Grimanesa Amorós, 2005.
BETWEEN HEAVEN AND EARTH | Limited Edition
Grimanesa Amorós MIRANDA photography documenting the MIRANDA video, blending images of ancient Incan monuments, animations of the artist's face transformed with totora reed lines, circuit boards derived from Incan sun masks, and sea foam footage filmed over seven consecutive days at sunset and moonrise on the Peruvian coastline. Photography by Grimanesa Amorós, 2020.
MIRANDA
Grimanesa Amorós ROOTLESS ALGAS, 11 x 14-inch C-prints on Kodak Archive Professional Paper, limited edition of 5, documenting the artist's experience on Flatey island on Breidafjördur Bay, Iceland, and during a residency at Centrum in Port Townsend, Washington, exploring themes of isolation, foreignness, and rootlessness through the algae of both locations. Photography by Grimanesa Amorós, 2004.
ROOTLESS ALGAS | Limited Edition
Grimanesa Amorós LA PROCESIÓN photography documenting the LA PROCESIÓN single channel video, exploring the interconnectedness of life and death through water imagery, disembodied floating faces, and the rhythm of the procesiones del Señor de los Milagros in Lima, Peru, with an original soundtrack by composer Omar Jon Ajluni. Photography by Grimanesa Amorós, 2007.
LA PROCESION
Grimanesa Amorós MAMA COCA, 13.5 x 23.5-inch limited edition signed photograph, 1 of 2, documenting the MAMA COCA project exploring the coca plant's dual nature as paradise and destruction, rooted in Andean mythology of Mama Coca or Kuka Mama, goddess of health and happiness, with the artist fashioning her own image as MAMA COCA in homage to the coca leaf's rich ancient spiritual significance, published in Irreversible Magazine, Miami, FL. Photography by Grimanesa Amorós, 2009/2011.
MAMA COCA | Limited Edition
Grimanesa Amorós ZAHA HADID ELASTIKA
ZAHA HADID ELASTIKA
Grimanesa Amorós REFLECTION photography documenting the REFLECTION single channel video, exploring the paradoxical themes of life and death through water imagery and disembodied faces oscillating to the rhythm of water's flow, prompting reflection on contemporary social, political, and economic issues. Photography by Grimanesa Amorós, 2011.
REFLECTION
Grimanesa Amorós REMOLINO photography documenting the REMOLINO single channel video, celebrating the cultural diversity of the Jamaica neighborhood in Queens, New York, juxtaposing faces of residents with flowing water imagery to explore the merging of cultures on Jamaica Avenue, an ancient trade route of the Algonquin Nation. Photography by Grimanesa Amorós, 2007.
REMOLINO
Grimanesa Amorós HARLEM photography documenting the HARLEM single channel video, weaving together the faces of 125th Street to represent a merging of past, present, and future, celebrating the emerging diversity and cultural renaissance of Harlem, New York. Photography by Grimanesa Amorós, 2011.
HARLEM
Grimanesa Amorós REFLEXION OBSCURA photography documenting the REFLEXION OBSCURA video, confronting the psychological and physical impact of child abuse through the performance of a child, exploring the depth and complexity of suppressed pain to allow viewers to engage with the subject through their own experiences. Photography by Grimanesa Amorós, 2006.
REFLEXION OBSCURA
Grimanesa Amorós PREOCCUPATION photography documenting the PREOCCUPATION single channel video, exploring the captivating nature of the female body in space and the tension between allure and vulnerability as a woman moves through the gaze of onlookers. Photography by Grimanesa Amorós, 2008.
PREOCCUPATION
Grimanesa Amorós LA CONEXIÓN PERFECTA photography documenting the LA CONEXIÓN PERFECTA short video documentary, capturing an intimate conversation with Afro-Peruvian performer and singer Susana Baca about her lifelong practice of performing barefoot as an expression of physical and creative freedom, set to her song Se Me Van Los Pies. Photography by Grimanesa Amorós, 2010.
LA CONEXION PERFECTA
Grimanesa Amorós SUSANA BACA photography documenting the SUSANA BACA single channel video, exploring Afro-Peruvian performer and singer Susana Baca's connection between physical and creative freedom through her practice of performing barefoot, set to her songs Se Me Van Los Pies and La Noche y El Dia, incorporating sea bird imagery filmed in Iceland. Photography by Grimanesa Amorós, 2006-2011.
SUSANA BACA
Grimanesa Amorós WHAT A PIECE OF WORK photography documenting the WHAT A PIECE OF WORK single channel video, exploring the dual meanings of the word "man" and the captivating perfection of the human body in nature. Photography by Grimanesa Amorós, 2008.
WHAT A PIECE OF WORK
Grimanesa Amorós SECRET FACE photography documenting the dress rehearsal of SECRET FACE at HERE Arts Center, Tribeca, New York, an adventurous multimedia solo performance performed by Icelandic actress Palina Jonsdottir, written by Elisabet Jokulsdottir, and directed by Steinum Knutsdottir, exploring the secret world of the mind through physical theatre, written poetry, visual imagery, and musical fantasy. Photography by Grimanesa Amorós, 2005.
SECRET FACE
Grimanesa Amorós THE SEA MARE photography documenting the THE SEA MARE performance by Icelandic actress Palina Jonsdottir at Hudson Valley Center for Contemporary Art, Peekskill, New York, featuring the first public appearance of a rare ancient sea beast discovered on the banks of the Hudson River. Photography by Grimanesa Amorós, 2008.
THE SEA MARE