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Ana Laura ALÁEZ
Bridge of Lightis an angular sculpture constructed from sterile, inorganic materials, that on entry, in contrast to its robust exterior, is found to be suffused with a gentle blue neon glow and floaty ambient sound. In her work Aláez interrogates the male-dominated nature of traditional sculptural expression, and imagery deemed supposedly masculine in its strength or rigidity. A combination of the robust and ephemeral, Aláez’s offering here seems to reflect the nature of our vulnerability as humans.
Photo : Oyamada Kuniya
Ana Laura ALÁEZ
Born 1964 in Bilbao, Spain, Ana Laura Aláez lives and works on Mallorca in the Balearic Islands. Aláez studied art at the University of the Basque Country. Since her first solo exhibition, “Superficie,” at Fundació Joan Miró (Madrid, Spain, 1992), her work has been shown at domestic and international exhibitions and institutions, including “Dance & Disco” at Museo Reina Sofía (Madrid, 2000), the Spanish pavilion at the 49th Venice Biennale (2001) and the solo exhibition, “Hell Disco,” at the Helsinki Art Museum and Centro Cultural de España en México (2004-2005).
2008
Steel, glass, neon
370×768×320 cm
interview with Ana Laura Aláez （ PDF ）
Interviewer: Nakagawa Chieko (Towada Art Center)
February 15, 2022
