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ARTIST STATEMENT My practice is rooted in a constant questioning and the desire to translate my subconscious thought processes into conscious representations. Each piece I work on comes from deep explorations of my psyche and its relationship with contemporary society. I am interested in depicting how current problematics, related to the social fabric and its behaviors, affect me subconsciously and emotionally. In my works I deal with matters of identity, the self, human ancestry and how they are linked to spirituality, fears and the psychological responses we have when confronted with the social configurations of a biased and excessively controlled world. I focus on anthropomorphic representations because of their power of universal transmission and identification. By working with simplified human figures, deconstructed faces and zoomorphic beings as a primordial form of association, I have found liberating processes of creation in which I can express my deepest concerns about contemporary society. I seek that each work is expressed from my individual emotionality and is reflected in the collective through sensorial and psychological impulses, in an open interpretive process linked to the subjectivities of each viewer. Formally, I draw inspiration from expressionism, surrealism, bad painting and abstract painting to construct a hybrid visual language capable of representing worlds in which everyday reality meets my subconscious desires. In this way, gestural brushstrokes, textures and color become constructors of meaning, rather than merely supplementing a representation of reality. Throughout my career, I have explored various disciplines such as photography, video, sound and digital art until arriving at painting where I have focused my attention since 2022, in which I have found the possibility of expanding the horizons of my artistic practice towards terrains of pure inspiration, intuition and the constant discovery. Currently, I am exploring installation projects, combining different media, in which the works can be experienced from different sensory layers and thus seeking a deeper approach to the concepts and sensations embodied.

ARTIST STATEMENT My practice is rooted in a constant questioning and the desire to translate my subconscious thought processes into conscious representations. Each piece I work on comes from deep explorations of my psyche and its relationship with contemporary society. I am interested in depicting how current problematics, related to the social fabric and its behaviors, affect me subconsciously and emotionally. In my works I deal with matters of identity, the self, human ancestry and how they are linked to spirituality, fears and the psychological responses we have when confronted with the social configurations of a biased and excessively controlled world. I focus on anthropomorphic representations because of their power of universal transmission and identification. By working with simplified human figures, deconstructed faces and zoomorphic beings as a primordial form of association, I have found liberating processes of creation in which I can express my deepest concerns about contemporary society. I seek that each work is expressed from my individual emotionality and is reflected in the collective through sensorial and psychological impulses, in an open interpretive process linked to the subjectivities of each viewer. Formally, I draw inspiration from expressionism, surrealism, bad painting and abstract painting to construct a hybrid visual language capable of representing worlds in which everyday reality meets my subconscious desires. In this way, gestural brushstrokes, textures and color become constructors of meaning, rather than merely supplementing a representation of reality. Throughout my career, I have explored various disciplines such as photography, video, sound and digital art until arriving at painting where I have focused my attention since 2022, in which I have found the possibility of expanding the horizons of my artistic practice towards terrains of pure inspiration, intuition and the constant discovery. Currently, I am exploring installation projects, combining different media, in which the works can be experienced from different sensory layers and thus seeking a deeper approach to the concepts and sensations embodied.

EXHIBITIONS & PRESS ​ - [2023] Group show 'Falling leaves from Babel' at UA Gallery, New York, USA. - [2023] Solo exhibition 'Dilutus' at Espacio Mutante, Quito, Ecuador. - [2023] Private showroom and open studio in ‘+Contexto’ program by +Arte gallery, Quito, Ecuador. - [2023] Group show 'Polifonías Artísticas' at Katari, Quito, Ecuador. - [2023] Group show 'OPUS-21 Perditio' at La Caponata, Quito, Ecuador. - [2023] Group show in artists showroom at La ideal Quito, Ecuador. - [2023] Group show and printed publication in 'Piel gallina vol. 4' fanzine, Quito, Ecuador. - [2022] Solo Exhibition at +Arte gallery, Quito, Ecuador. - [2022] Article published at Arte al día, Latam. ​ - [2021] Artist profile published in LF Magazine, Barcelona, Spain. - [2021] Photos published in Photovogue, Worldwide. - [2016] Photos from Dead Can Dance videoclip published in Numéro Mag, France.

EXHIBITIONS & PRESS ​ - [2023] Group show 'Falling leaves from Babel' at UA Gallery, New York, USA. - [2023] Solo exhibition 'Dilutus' at Espacio Mutante, Quito, Ecuador. - [2023] Private showroom and open studio in ‘+Contexto’ program by +Arte gallery, Quito, Ecuador. - [2023] Group show 'Polifonías Artísticas' at Katari, Quito, Ecuador. - [2023] Group show 'OPUS-21 Perditio' at La Caponata, Quito, Ecuador. - [2023] Group show in artists showroom at La ideal Quito, Ecuador. - [2023] Group show and printed publication in 'Piel gallina vol. 4' fanzine, Quito, Ecuador. - [2022] Solo Exhibition at +Arte gallery, Quito, Ecuador. url: https://galeriamasarte.com/yo-mi-yo-mi-otro-yo-el-otro-vos-y-mi-gato/ - [2022] Article published at Arte al día, Latam. url: https://es.artealdia.com/Galerias/EL-MUNDO-CONTEMPORANEO-EN-FOTOGRAFIAS ​ - [2021] Artist profile published in LF Magazine, Barcelona, Spain. url: https://lfmagazine.photo/jeronimo-albornoz/ - [2021] Photos published in Photovogue, Worldwide. url: https://www.vogue.com/photovogue/photographers/280163 - [2016] Photos from Dead Can Dance videoclip published in Numéro Mag, France.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE - [2023] Uncool Artist Residency Fall 2023, New York, USA. - [2023] Uncool Artist 'ILAP' online laboratory for artistic practices, USA - Brazil. - [2019-2021] Commissioned photographs for musicians: Latorre, Curandeira, Siego&Lovdt, Miel, among others, Quito, Ecuador. - [2021] Photo campaign for UN Women - Raising awareness against domestic violence, Quito, Ecuador. - [2021] Photo campaign for the Azulado Foundation - Raising awareness against paedophilia on the Internet, Quito, Ecuador. - [2019] Commissioned photographs for fashion designer Lía Padilla's 'Sangre' collection, Quito, Ecuador. - [2011-2019] General production and direction of several television commercials and digital content for Ecuadorian and international brands, Latam.

AWARDS AND HONORS - [2021] Selected for portfolio review at Revela't Photo Festival, Barcelona, Spain. - [2019] Shortlist in Production Design with Mateo Kingman's 'Puerta de sal' music video at Cíclope Festival, Berlin, Germany. - [2016] First prize and official selection for Dead Can Dance's 'Children of the sun' music video in worldwide contest at genero.com, Online.

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BIO

Jerónimo Albornoz is a multidisciplinary artist born in Quito - Ecuador in 1987. Graduated as a film director at Universidad del Cine, Buenos Aires - Argentina in 2011. Until 2019 he works in advertising as a general producer and director in his own production company JUGO co. (circa 2015). He has also produced several music videos receiving worldwide recognitions, among which stand out: the first prize in a worldwide contest organized by Genero.com for the videoclip "Children of the sun" by Dead Can Dance, later published in Numéro magazine (France, 2016) and the mention as finalist in Production Design with the videoclip "Puerta de Sal" by Mateo Kingman in Ciclope festival (Germany, 2019).

 

Since 2019 he is dedicated to professional artistic creation generating a vast photographic and pictorial production. Among his achievements the following can be highlighted: the selection for portfolio review at the Revela't photo festival (Spain, 2021), some international publications in media such as Arte al día, LF Magazine and Photovogue, his first solo exhibition at +Arte gallery (Ecuador, 2022) followed by several solo and group shows, he has also been an associate at Uncool Artist (Brazil - USA, 2023) and has formed the art group OPUS-21 (Ecuador, 2023).

AWARDS AND HONORS - [2021] Selected for portfolio review at Revela't Photo Festival, Barcelona, Spain. - [2019] Shortlist in Production Design with Mateo Kingman's 'Puerta de sal' music video at Cíclope Festival, Berlin, Germany. - [2016] First prize and official selection for Dead Can Dance's 'Children of the sun' music video in worldwide contest at genero.com, Online.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE - [2023] Uncool Artist Residency Fall 2023, New York, USA. - [2023] Uncool Artist 'ILAP' online laboratory for artistic practices, USA - Brazil. - [2019-2021] Commissioned photographs for musicians: Latorre, Curandeira, Siego&Lovdt, Miel, among others, Quito, Ecuador. - [2021] Photo campaign for UN Women - Raising awareness against domestic violence, Quito, Ecuador. - [2021] Photo campaign for the Azulado Foundation - Raising awareness against paedophilia on the Internet, Quito, Ecuador. - [2019] Commissioned photographs for fashion designer Lía Padilla's 'Sangre' collection, Quito, Ecuador. - [2011-2019] General production and direction of several television commercials and digital content for Ecuadorian and international brands, Latam.

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