The artwork features a striking contrast between organic and industrial elements. The central structure is a dark, twisted branch with a rugged, weathered appearance, while the surrounding red straps and metal framework create a sharp, geometric counterpoint. The overall composition evokes a sense of tension and precariousness, with the fragile natural form seemingly suspended and supported by the rigid, man-made components. The artist's use of mixed media, combining found natural materials with industrial objects, suggests a commentary on the relationship between nature and technology, and the delicate balance between the two. This thought-provoking piece invites the viewer to consider the interplay between the natural and the constructed world. ...
June Crespo’s practice is a sensual analysis of contemporary models of repre- sentation, commenting on the actual and symbolical dynamics enveloping the female body (visible for example in the incorporation of magazines catering to a female audience in her sculptural sets). Crespo’s interest in the concrete and corporeal conditions of the object/body, as well as in the immaterial contexts where it circulates and shifts, questions contemporary life’s composite config- uration made out of material and discursive dynamics.
June Crespo obtained her BFA from the Universidad del País Vasco and she recently completed a residency at De Ateliers (Amsterdam). She lives and works in Bilbao (Spain). ...
