Paula Urbano
Visiting resident Paula Urbano was raised within two cultures and speaking two languages simultaneously. This situation led her to feel that she didn’t belong to either culture. Thus, the artist turned this feeling of unbelonging into the orbit of her artistic investigation, examining the gap between her self-awarenesss and others’ point of veiw.
Simon Vega
Ephemeral sculptures and installations inspired in the informal, self made architecture found in marginal zones and shantytowns, and more recently also with the nomad, informal carts of the street vendors. These works, elaborated with wood, cardboard, plastic and found materials often parody famous modern and mythological buildings and cities and high-tech robotics developed by NASA.
Erik Smith
Residency Period: April – May 2012 Erik Smith (US) studied comparative literature and art in the US and Italy and has lived and worked in Berlin, Germany since 2003. Selected solo exhibitions include Test Dig No. 1, Skulpturenpark Berlin_Zentrum, Berlin (2011), The Ghost of James Lee Byars Calling, de …
Amanda C. Sanfilippo
Residency Period: April-May 2012 Amanda C. Sanfilippo is a curator and art administrator for contemporary art non-profit organizations with a focus in public realm and experimental programming. Recruited recently to Miami by Locust Projects, a renowned organization promoting experimental site-specific exhibitions a significant moment of …
Southernmost Situations – February-March 2012
Residency Period: February-March 2012 Mission statement: Southernmost Situations is a creative collective that hosts various workshops, events, and programming, in an effort to stimulate, enrich, and enhance creativity, organizing forums for meaningful interaction and dialogue. Founding members: Liz Ferrer: With a BFA in Theatre, Liz …
Amy von Harrington – March 2012
Residency Period: March 2012 Amy von Harrington’s work is a synergetic implosion of collage, photo, video and installation. She is inspired by the expression/sentiment “take it back.” www.vonharrington.com
Pachi Giustinian
Residency Period: October 2010-January 2012 Pachi Giustinian is not only captivated by features of composition of light that are detectable by humans, but she is particularly interested in the ways that colors relate to sensations, feelings, sound and time. Her work is created with found …
Manny Prieres
Residency Period: October 2010-January 2012 Every collision leaves a trace behind: debris, a trail of residue that marks the site where violence took place. The work of Manny Prieres is that sort of remnant, the product of the clash between a traditional, temperamental heritage, and …
TM Sisters
Residency Period: October 2010-January 2012 Tasha Lopez De Victoria, 26, and Monica Lopez De Victoria, 28, grew up in Miami and collaborate under the name TM Sisters. They work in the mediums of video, digital video performance, VJing, collage, social experiments, zines, clothing, installations, and …
Viking Funeral
Residency Period: October 2010-January 2012 Under the collaborative name Viking Funeral Juan Gonzalez and Carlos Ascurra collaboratively explore the constructs of DIY music subcultures. Through the use of sculpture, collage, sound, and performance they examine the self-governed parameters, identities, and propaganda formed by annexed groups of …
