Ximena Garrido-Lecca

Ximena Garrido-Lecca

BornNationalityBased In
1980PeruvianLima, Mexico City
Biography

Ximena Garrido-Lecca creates sculptures and installations which trace the violent history and contemporary reality of colonialism in Peru. Garrido-Lecca is incredibly invested in reviving Peruvian indigenous culture and folklore, her earlier works such as Walls of Progress (2009) and The Followers (2010) recreated quintessentially Peruvian sites. The former saw the artist create miniature replicas of ancient mud walls with commercial advertisements painted over them, referencing the corruption of indigenous practices in Peru. In other works, Garrido-Lecca will replicate traditional Peruvian craftwork such as ceramics or textiles, yet the materials used subvert tradition. In Campos de Polaridad II (2019) hand thrown ceramic vases are cracked with iron solder with LED light tubes spouting from their openings. In Redes de conversión: Puntadas entrelazadas de bucle (2021), a textile blanket is woven with copper cables, attached to a LED panel displaying a countdown. Within her practice, countless sacred sites and customs are marred with destructive materials, signalling the cultural destruction brought about by globalisation. Outside of cultural customs, Garrido-Lecca’s work also analyses the direct impact colonisation and globalisation have had upon Peru’s urban and rural areas, questioning how these global forces have irrevocably shaped Peru’s landscape. ...

Selected Artworks
Modulations - sequence XVI
Ximena Garrido-Lecca
Modulations - sequence XVI, 2024
143 x 124cm
Modulations - sequence XVII
Ximena Garrido-Lecca
Modulations - sequence XVII, 2024
158 x 94cm
Modulaciones: Gasa con trama flotante
Ximena Garrido-Lecca
Modulaciones: Gasa con trama flotante, 2022
124 x 107cm
Redes de conversión: bucle de nudos suspendidos (azul y marrón)
Ximena Garrido-Lecca
Redes de conversión: bucle de nudos suspendidos (azul y marrón), 2021
147 x 97cm
Redes de conversión: Raso (negro y naranja)
Ximena Garrido-Lecca
Redes de conversión: Raso (negro y naranja), 2021
218 x 154cm
Redes de conversión: Puntadas de enlace sobre elemento de base (morado, rojo y gris)
Ximena Garrido-Lecca
Redes de conversión: Puntadas de enlace sobre elemento de base (morado, rojo y gris), 2021
178 x 110cm
Reverberación XII
Ximena Garrido-Lecca
Reverberación XII, 2020
34 x 28 x 28cm
Reverberación XIV
Ximena Garrido-Lecca
Reverberación XIV, 2020
42.5 x 41 x 31cm
Campos de Polaridad V
Ximena Garrido-Lecca
Campos de Polaridad V, 2020
60 x 100 x 40cm
Campos de Polaridad II
Ximena Garrido-Lecca
Campos de Polaridad II, 2019
Sistemas de conversión XIII
Ximena Garrido-Lecca
Sistemas de conversión XIII, 2019
109 x 58 x 26cm
Sistemas de conversión XII
Ximena Garrido-Lecca
Sistemas de conversión XII, 2019
97 x 48 x 23cm
Aleaciones con memoria de forma VI: Esteras
Ximena Garrido-Lecca
Aleaciones con memoria de forma VI: Esteras, 2017
190 x 275cm
Aleaciones con memoria de forma: warmi
Ximena Garrido-Lecca
Aleaciones con memoria de forma: warmi, 2019
199 x 130 x 3cm
Modulations - Sequence VII
Ximena Garrido-Lecca
Modulations - Sequence VII, 2023
142 x 96cm
Modulations - Counterweights VI (construction, real estate, urban planning)
Ximena Garrido-Lecca
Modulations - Counterweights VI (construction, real estate, urban planning), 2024
58 x 116cm
Modulations - Counterweights XII (building materials, construction site)
Ximena Garrido-Lecca
Modulations - Counterweights XII (building materials, construction site), 2024
58 x 74cm
Modulations - Counterweights X (industrial manufacture)
Ximena Garrido-Lecca
Modulations - Counterweights X (industrial manufacture), 2024
58 x 36cm
Shape memory alloys: challwaq wagtan
Ximena Garrido-Lecca
Shape memory alloys: challwaq wagtan, 2024
152 x 105cm
Biennals
Kochi-Muziris Biennale2022 - Cochin
Sao Paolo Biennial2021 - São Paulo
Mercosul Biennial2015 - Porto Alegre
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