Selected Works of Alexandra Lopez Iglesias

I make drawings and sculptures that are bodily and wounded, and installations that create an opportunity for reflection and recognition of self. 

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My work is rooted in the unseen phenomena inherent in quotidian narratives. There are common threads amongst all of our stories that resonate and connect us. By delving into a story, unseen and intangible aspects emerge, ones that unavoidably are invisible yet present on a surface level. Everything appears to be an intermingled web of beauty and sorrow in this typically unchartered territory. It is precisely this blurred and distorted boundary that I seek to materialize in my work.

 

I choose materials that hold memory, such as ashes, and paper and clay, whose nicks, markings and imperfections can never be fully erased. By intensely manipulating materials, rendering them unrecognizable, I create an opportunity for contemplation through subtle richness and depth and curiosity. Furthermore, my work itself becomes a documentation of a physical unraveling and deeper understanding of what lies beneath.