Lena Becerra

Statement

Fragmented, mistaken, mutant, memories raise from those dark holes in the plot and materialise in the present narratives as a multi layered organism. Lena’s work explores a restorative and imaginary work of a space of absence, through the idea of pleats and fissures in memory and trauma. The area of her research revolves around abstract / possible approaches on a social hatch and, in particular, to the exploration of the sensitive layers of xeno-feminism* (borders between the human and the n on-human, technology and nature, gender, and a state of constant mix) as well as cultural decolonisation through personal experiences of collective awareness. Through the use of video, installation, textile, sculpture, performance, found objects and printmaking (and other mediums) Lena intends to reflect on the complexities of the world she inhabits, with the intention of addressing a dialogue between personal and collective memory and trauma. Currently living between Melbourne and Berlin, Lena continues developing work from an intersectional feminist, decolonial practice perspective and her own experiences as a migrant.

GlogauAIR Project

“Metameria” explores a restorative and imaginary work of a space of absence, through the idea of pleats and fissures in memory and trauma. For this project, I resort to the idea of a flexible contorted body shape, by investigating the resistance of soft organic objects made of resin, ceramic, latex and silicone, and the tension/ resistance created with self-made and found metal artefacts such as forceps, clamps, pincers and chains. I would also like to explore the possibilities between self-made liquid containers and threaded pieces within the proposed installation. These compositions or assemblies of the mutable, narrations of the past that are impregnated with actions of the present intend to expose the fragmented shape of a memory. Often mutilated and melting, about to disappear or as if an external force was pushing them to transform from the inside, these pieces seem like unrecognisable versions of something that we know. Just like it happens with the images from our past: fissures and folds converge on them. Hollows from which to inhabit the void and the collapse. This work is based on my own experience, my encounters with my past and with my family history. Particularly inspired from the poems written in concentration camps and exile by my father during the last dictatorship in Argentina in 1976-1983.

CV Summary

• 2023
  • PAC Art Clinic and Seminar program with Gachi Prieto Gallery, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
  • “El Mapa mental” with Adriana Bustos, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
• 2022
  • Art Clinic “Manglar” with Andres Labake
• 2021
  • Art Clinic “Manglar” with Andres Labake
  • Creative Writing with Silvia Gurfein.
  • “Towards a new definition of museums. Curatorial Theory and Practice” with Node Centre, Berlin.
  • Diploma in Visual Arts at UTN, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
• 2018 – 2019
  • Specialised in New Genres, Installations and Sculpture at Santa Reparata International School of Art, Florence, Italy.
• 2013
  • Degree in Visual arts – Specialised in Printmaking at the University of La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
• 2012
  • Bachelor in Arts and Literature, La Plata, Argentina.
• RESIDENCIES & AWARDS
  • 2023 Artist in residence at KHB Studios, Wedding, Berlin.
  • 2022 Artist in residence at And Also Presents, Melbourne, Australia.
  • 2021 Artist in residence at Trocadero Art Space, Melbourne, Australia.
  • 2020 Awarded with the 1st Prize at “Meanwhile Within our Souls” art prize at Frankston Arts Centre, Australia.
  • 2019 Artist in residence at SRISA Florence, Italy
  • 2018 Artist in residence at SRISA Florence, Italy
• SOLO SHOWS
  • 2023 “Oniscidea” solo show at MOLT, Berlin, Germany.
  • Open Studio at KHB Studios, Berlin, Germany.

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