Having the opportunity walk through an almost ready exhibition with the artist is for me one of those once in a lifetime and very, VERY EXCITING opportunities!
Pia started by giving us an insight of where the name of the exhibition came from, an essay by Beatriz Colomina The Split Wall: Domestic Voyeurism. It talks about the relation between women and the idea of domesticity in architecture, using houses by Adolf Loos and Le Corbusier to create metaphors.
Then, she explained the idea behind the curtain made of t-shirts, which is related to political and economical issues in Mexico (and is worth researching about !!). She also talked about using the curtain to create house divisions and to slow down the journey, since a home should be a place to relax.
They, the film's title being exhibited and also the character's name, is not supposed to be explicit about the gender of the character. For me this video's shows moments of self-expression and day-to-day activities in a house, that can be done by anyone, man or women.
When talking about her work Pia told us about creating art that encourages interaction, that is flexible in the sense that can be shifted and it has multiple possibilities of use (like a curtain, which can be a wall/division, but it can also be used as a clothe). She also mentioned the importance of collaboration as most of her work were conclude out of collaboration with other artists from different areas.
Something that I really appreciated hearing from Pia Camil was the fact that it doesn't matter whether people do or do not get all the history and facts behind her work, as long as they can feel something from it and have fun with it. In my opinion, is imperative that art makes us feel something as soon as we get in contact with it because that gives a meaning to it already, and arouses something inside me, either critical, creative, etc. Knowing the history and facts contributes to a better interest and value of the artist's work.
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