sandra bejarano
I am gonna donate my eggs,
I am gonna freeze my eggs Acrylc on canvas, eggs
2021
About
Sandra Bejarano *1991 is a Spanish artist from Madrid based in Munich. Her work deals with issues related to women's bodies; their taboos and connotations as well as their exploitation and commodification through installation and performance.
In her provocative exhibitions she tests the audience's perception by leading them to question what one is seeing and, consequently, to rethink one's own preconceptions, aesthetics and moral values.
STATEMENT
I am gonna freeze my eggs Acrylc on canvas, eggs
2021
About
Sandra Bejarano *1991 is a Spanish artist from Madrid based in Munich. Her work deals with issues related to women's bodies; their taboos and connotations as well as their exploitation and commodification through installation and performance.
In her provocative exhibitions she tests the audience's perception by leading them to question what one is seeing and, consequently, to rethink one's own preconceptions, aesthetics and moral values.
STATEMENT
Aiming to provoke, the performances and installations I present here are full of double meanings. They bring the focus onto the image of the woman and the female body in relation with its connotations.
Through the use of organic materials such as wine or bodily fluids, the pieces explore the limits of the female body and the taboos that it carries with it, establishing an ambiguous game of perception which seek to stir the audience to questioning what is it that they are actually seeing. In consequence, one might rethink their own preconceptions, aesthetics and moral values.
Everyone has a relatively clear concept of what is decorous and what is not, what is acceptable and what is not, what beautiful and what not... though Beauty in itself is much more complicated to assess, I intent to bring some room into which these seemingly fixed ideas can be challenged: What if something considered disgusting by the viewer (fairly or unfairly) were to be presented in a pleasant way? Does it make it beautiful then?
And when realizing the true nature of the artwork and its material, would that cause a provocation or a revelation?
sandrabejarano.com
Through the use of organic materials such as wine or bodily fluids, the pieces explore the limits of the female body and the taboos that it carries with it, establishing an ambiguous game of perception which seek to stir the audience to questioning what is it that they are actually seeing. In consequence, one might rethink their own preconceptions, aesthetics and moral values.
Everyone has a relatively clear concept of what is decorous and what is not, what is acceptable and what is not, what beautiful and what not... though Beauty in itself is much more complicated to assess, I intent to bring some room into which these seemingly fixed ideas can be challenged: What if something considered disgusting by the viewer (fairly or unfairly) were to be presented in a pleasant way? Does it make it beautiful then?
And when realizing the true nature of the artwork and its material, would that cause a provocation or a revelation?
sandrabejarano.com