CELESTE

Celeste is an artist duo comprised by María Fernanda Camarena (1988, Guadalajara) and Gabriel Rosas Alemán (1983, Ciudad de México). Through the integration of diverse media and disciplines in their practice, Celeste conducts a negotiation that expands concentrically in order to gradually encompass other collaborators and spectators within the workings of an intimate exchange. The exhibition space is transposed by the closeness of daily life creating transient moments of proximity and familiarity, blurring the commonplace structures that define how an artwork must be appreciated or how a museum or a gallery should be used as a space. 
The collaborative nature of the artworks manifests as shapes contained in the pictorial field as the outcome of a hybrid and decentered gestuality. Each element implies the search for equilibrium between two distinct postures; this notion of balance is materialized in the mediation found in conversation and dialogue. The resulting assembly maps out a series of dispositions that fluctuate amid polarity and attraction. 

15.03.2023 —

28.06.2023

Their collaborative practice integrates diverse media and disciplines, creating transitory moments of intimacy, blurring the conventional structures of artistic appreciation. The resulting works are a balance between polarities, represented by an abstract vocabulary inspired by geometry, archetypal elements and chromatic arrangements.  Over the course of eight weeks, the artists will work with the children of Casa Cuna La Paz using mainly fabrics to create different experiences inviting children to participate emotionally and sensorially without restrictions.

OBJECTIVES OF THE RESIDENCY

• Positively stimulate the senses through the use of fabrics. The different textures, colors and patterns of the fabrics create an enriching tactile and visual experience for the participants.

• Create a space of free expression and containment, using fabrics as a means of expression, we give children the opportunity to explore their creativity and communicate their emotions.

• Use textiles to play, create shapes and textures, and give life to their ideas while respecting their creative process.

• Providing spaces of recognition and admiration for their own ideas and achievements. During the residency they were given opportunities to share and present their projects to the group. Thus, receiving positive feedback, praise and appreciation for their effort and creativity, fostering self-esteem, sense of accomplishment and self-confidence, thus strengthening their personal and emotional development.