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Grimanesa Amorós MAGICAL ISA, single channel video, 5 minutes 13 seconds, 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 score 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 METHLUM, single channel video, 4 minutes 22 seconds, inspired by the Etruscan word Methlum meaning metal, inviting viewers on a journey through the timeless landscapes of Civita di Bagnoregio, Italy, merging the town's Etruscan history with the artist's contemporary vision during a two-month fellowship, with music from Tan Dun Fire Ritual violin concertos performed by Eldbjørg Hemsing, Tan Dun, and the Oslo Philharmonic. Video by Grimanesa Amorós, 2020.
METHLUM
Grimanesa Amorós SCIENTIA, single channel video, 1 minute 21 seconds, produced in the USA. Video by Grimanesa Amorós, 2022.
SCIENTIA
Grimanesa Amorós OCUPANTE, single channel video, 5 minutes 12 seconds, produced in Spain and USA, inspired by the artist's first visit to La Tabacalera in the multicultural neighborhood of Lavapiés, Madrid, taking viewers on a journey through different physical spaces where dreams and reality interlace, exploring economic globalization and immigration, with music performed by guitarist Sharon Isbin, flutist Carol Wincenc, and the Lisbon Gulbenkian Foundation Orchestra, composed by Tan Dun and Joan Tower, conducted by Muhai Tang. Screened at Ludwig Museum Koblenz and Tabacalera Promoción del Arte, Madrid. Video by Grimanesa Amorós, 2014.
OCUPANTE
Grimanesa Amorós MIRANDA, single channel video, 4 minutes 40 seconds, 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, encouraging viewers to reflect on the impact of natural environments on human history, with music by Ivri Lider and The Young Professionals. Video by Grimanesa Amorós, 2013.
MIRANDA
Grimanesa Amorós REFLECTION, single channel video, 3 minutes 3 seconds, 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, with an original score by composer Alex Shapiro. Video by Grimanesa Amorós, 2011.
REFLECTION
LA PROCESIÓN (video) Grimanesa Amorós LA PROCESIÓN, single channel video, limited edition 1 of 10, 4 minutes 17 seconds, exploring the interconnectedness of life and death through water imagery, disembodied faces oscillating to the rhythm of water's current, and the ritualization of death as seen in the procesiones del Señor de los Milagros in Lima, Peru, with an original score by composer Omar Jon Ajluni. Video by Grimanesa Amorós, 2007.
LA PROCESION
Grimanesa Amorós REFLEXION OBSCURA, single channel video, limited edition 1 of 10, 3 minutes 35 seconds, 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, with music by Jose Luis Pardo and Los Amigos Invisibles. Video by Grimanesa Amorós, 2006.
REFLEXION OBSCURA
Grimanesa Amorós REMOLINO, single channel video, 3 minutes 3 seconds, 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, with an original score by composer Omar Jon Ajluni. Video by Grimanesa Amorós, 2007.
REMOLINO
Grimanesa Amorós HARLEM, single channel video, 1 minute 45 seconds, 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, with music by The DJK. Video by Grimanesa Amorós, 2011.
HARLEM
Grimanesa Amorós LA CONEXIÓN PERFECTA, single channel video, 3 minutes 3 seconds, a short 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. Video by Grimanesa Amorós, 2010.
LA CONEXION PERFECTA
Grimanesa Amorós SUSANA BACA, single channel video, 3 minutes 42 seconds, 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, with an original score by Susana Baca. Video by Grimanesa Amorós, 2006-2011.
SUSANA BACA
Grimanesa Amorós ROOTLESS ALGAS, single channel video, limited edition 1 of 10, 7 minutes, exploring the artist's experience of isolation and rootlessness on Flatey island in Breidafjördur Bay, Iceland, through the imagery of algae covering the island's shores, drawing parallels between the algae's lack of roots and the human experience of displacement, with an original score by Icelandic composer Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson. Video by Grimanesa Amorós, 2004.
ROOTLESS ALGAS
Grimanesa Amorós WHAT A PIECE OF WORK, single channel video, 1 minute 36 seconds, exploring the dual meanings of the word "man" and the captivating perfection of the human body in nature. Video by Grimanesa Amorós, 2008.
WHAT A PIECE OF WORK
Grimanesa Amorós PREOCCUPATION, single channel video, 1 minute 12 seconds, 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. Video by Grimanesa Amorós, 2008.
PREOCCUPATION
Grimanesa Amorós BETWEEN HEAVEN AND EARTH, single channel video, limited edition 1 of 10, 7 minutes 14 seconds, produced in Norway, exploring the parallel lives of communities living in the Fjörds of Central Western Norway and the Patterson Housing Projects in the Bronx, New York, examining themes of isolation, community, and the relationship between people and their environments, with an original score Nacimiento de Voces performed by Susana Baca, recorded at Sonata Studios, Lima, Peru. Video by Grimanesa Amorós, 2004-2006.
BETWEEN HEAVEN AND EARTH