Cristina CĆ³rdova: JUNGLA

CRISTINA CƓRDOVA:
JUNGLA
Alfred Ceramic Art Museum
Alfred, NY
February 2ā€“July 16, 2018
Opening Reception: February 2, 2018, 6ā€“9 pm
Ā  Ā  Artist talk: 4:30 pm

 

“At its most basic level Jungla refers to a region of dense, intractable wilderness that sustains an ongoing evolutionary dance governed by uncivilized forces. This tropical landscape of my youth is a beacon to an identity, tying me back to a specific geography and the sediment of generations. Itā€™s unrelenting influence speaks of luscious yet ominous constructs that echo the socio-political conditions in the Caribbean. Itā€™s unruly mystery seeps out of its confines to also serve as metaphor for a creative process anchored in that liminal space between chaos and balance. A practice that gathers significance amidst the subconscious forces that underpin reality and the firm directives of the ego. Through image and form, Jungla explores the relationship between these human and geographic connections.” ā€” Cristina CĆ³rdova