Gokula Stoffel

Gokula Stoffel examines how the “pictorial” can unfold within objects and spatial relationships, pushing the boundaries of traditional painting. Rather than limiting herself to conventional canvases, she applies painting techniques onto industrial materials, glass fragments, and diverse fabrics, crafting fragmented spatial collages that blur the lines between image and object. Her work is deeply rooted in attentiveness to her immediate environment, with a strong emphasis on materiality shaped by context and interpersonal exchange. Stoffel incorporates gifted fabrics, lavender branches collected near her studio, and other natural and synthetic fibers into daily, almost meditative rituals involving conversation and connection. These elements coexist alongside upholstery, resins, weaves, and threads to form compositions that merge painting, sculpture, embroidery, and drawing into a fluid practice. Her creative process embraces chance, intuition, and the natural qualities of materials, favoring a sinuous and tactile approach over strict technical precision. Whether working with her hands, brushes, or thread, Stoffel reveals an underlying harmony that reflects both emotional intensity and a profound engagement with the physical world. ...

Instituto de Vision is a Bogotá and New York based gallery for conceptual practices. Their mission is to investigate conceptual discourses that have been neglected by the official Latin American art canon. They have recovered important estates from the Latin American art of the mid century and continue to research the most enigmatic oeuvres of the region. Through a parallel program, they represent some of the most relevant contemporary practices from Colombia, Chile, North America, Venezuela, and others. Directed by three women, Instituto de Vision gives special attention to female voices, queer theories, environmental activism, the conflicts of migration, and other critical positions that challenge the established order. Using the international art scene as a platform, they are committed to give visibility and expand the work of artists that reveal critical realities and raise important questions for these contemporary subjects. ...