This Image is a Present

On September 27th we hosted an Open Studio to share and exchange the processes of the artists in residency of the September 2017 period.

Our guest artist was David Pimentel Segura (Peru), who was in Buenos Aires for a residency at RAP, Residencias de Arte Panal | Panal361. David made an installation in the central hall of ´ace with stickers and an aesthetic that combines pop, Peruvian chicha culture and the format of Instagram photos.

ARTIST STATEMENT

My work is closely related to the massive, the versatility of the printed image and the new forms of visual consumption in contemporary society. I am interested in the so-called “popular culture” and the marginal artistic manifestations that grow and develop transforming spaces and social interactions, where the “legitimate culture” does not arrive.

It is from there that I propose my research, in order to find ways and ways in the subaltern artistic production that aspire to transform the visual future of Peru, consolidating from its heritage those practices that bring us closer to our origin and our tradition. I stop in front of the spectacle of everyday life, with a hopeful look to find beauty where there seems to be none. Find, highlight and rescue is the slogan within my artistic work.

THIS IMAGE IS A PRESENT

These images were made with the help of Instagram. All the images represented respond to a hashtag that at some time present immortalized the gestures that humanity was leaving on the web.

#this #image #is #a #present

Were the words sought in a period of 6 days between September 1st and 6th, 2017 days before the Open Studio, period in which I made the most amount of presents that I could: 80 fluorescent stickers.