Artist’s statement

From a belief that the function of Art is to resolve conflicts  —both internal and within a field of enquiry— my creative practice is concerned with the materialisation of ideas through a variety of different techniques. Having undergone a wholly interdisciplinary training in Spain, Portugal and the UK, I have produced paintings, sculptures, videos, photographs and sound installations. I decided to specialize in Drawing, concentrating on its a reflective attitude rather than understanding it as a choice of materials or an exploratory discipline culminating in other mediums.

Using drawing as a loose framework, I developed a working manifesto, taking the Dogme’95 Vow of Chastity as a model of how clear boundaries may enhance artistic outcomes. The Precarious Art Manifesto seeks to apply strategies found in homeopathic medicine and the writing of aphorisms to the creative process. The manifesto limits the characteristics of the pieces themselves: they must be economic in materials, shapes and actions; transportable (or, in some extreme cases, dispensable); repeatable and, above all, they must be displayed transparently. This ‘less is more’ approach was aimed at questioning structural and methodological issues before the metaphorical ones. However, every law has its loophole and, as the work tried to break free from the control imposed by the game of rule making, it showed apparent contradictions that ended up being part of the form itself.

Strange Animal, 2001

Being committed to research training in an academic context, I am currently developing a practice-led research project investigating the seductive possibilities of Fine Art objects. Part of a PhD degree, this projects seeks to understand cultural phenomena like the iPod and design icons like Juicy Salif, drawing up characteristics of visual seduction and applying them to the creation of art objects.