Glenda's Work
Glenda's method as an artist tends to imitate the order in which nature itself operates: through reorganisation, delimitation, decontextualisation and accentuation of specific elements. In many cases, her works function as offerings. Glenda uses found objects in nature for their historical, cultural and religious significance, creating a spiritual charge through the forms of stupa, mandalas and mantras. Much of her work arises from her frequent travels across Cuba. Throughout her travels, she comes into contact with youngsters who live with few resources, consequently obliging them to establish a greater connection and reliance on nature and 'her wonders'.
For Glenda, direct experience is integral to her work, as her creative process involves performances as well as ephemeral interventions through land art. Such interventions and performances help to highlight the peculiar forms in nature that are so often overlooked. Glenda’s work finds a freedom in its ephemerality, as well as its ability to restore contact (normally lost in the areas of civilisation) with the world’s natural environment. The union created between the maker and her surroundings allows for the regeneration of spiritual energy, The work process and its results are nonetheless documented for the benefit of those who are not able to directly experience her creative process.
Other works are intended to be integrated into civilised society, such as the messages left on guavas, coconuts, flowers and leaves. The brown scars that are left do not damage the fruit, but rather, become texts that are sold at market places, which subsequently intervene and interact with a wider public. Meanwhile, her photography work documents a series of dual messages she inscribed in different areas of Paris.
Glenda graduated from the Superior Institute of Art in 2007 and currently works there as a professor. She also works as a collaborative photographer for Revista C in Cuba. Glenda has participated in solo exhibitions, as well as in group exhibitions in Spain, Morocco, Germany, Mexico and Paris.
Glenda’s full curriculum and list of works are available upon request.
For Glenda, direct experience is integral to her work, as her creative process involves performances as well as ephemeral interventions through land art. Such interventions and performances help to highlight the peculiar forms in nature that are so often overlooked. Glenda’s work finds a freedom in its ephemerality, as well as its ability to restore contact (normally lost in the areas of civilisation) with the world’s natural environment. The union created between the maker and her surroundings allows for the regeneration of spiritual energy, The work process and its results are nonetheless documented for the benefit of those who are not able to directly experience her creative process.
Other works are intended to be integrated into civilised society, such as the messages left on guavas, coconuts, flowers and leaves. The brown scars that are left do not damage the fruit, but rather, become texts that are sold at market places, which subsequently intervene and interact with a wider public. Meanwhile, her photography work documents a series of dual messages she inscribed in different areas of Paris.
Glenda graduated from the Superior Institute of Art in 2007 and currently works there as a professor. She also works as a collaborative photographer for Revista C in Cuba. Glenda has participated in solo exhibitions, as well as in group exhibitions in Spain, Morocco, Germany, Mexico and Paris.
Glenda’s full curriculum and list of works are available upon request.
