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Liste Art Fair Basel 2024
NAOMI GAMARRA
Naomi Gamarra, Las flores también tienen hambre, Cerámica, acero y madera, 105 x 88 x 50 cm
For the presentation at LISTE, Naomi Gamarra has produced a new body of work that combines diverse techniques and materials, such as wood, metal and ceramic.
Naomi Gamarra, Dos trenzas para el alma, Cerámica, acero y madera, 230 x 110 x 90 cm
Taking inspiration of the Andean Baroque, she explores the forms of hybridization and the grotesque sculpted in the colonial architecture that can be seen in the near surroundings of the Titicaca Lake, which is located in the borders between Peru and Bolivia.
Naomi Gamarra, Feroz con ternura, Cerámica, acero y madera, 130 x 102 x 52 cm
The style combines Christian religious icons with ornamental elements typical of indigenous culture, such as the appearance of local flora and fauna that evoke anthropomorphic gods.
Naomi Gamarra (Geneva, 1999) is an artist of Bolivian and Peruvian descent. Her work explores the transmission of cultural heritage and the issues related to her personal experience of migration, intra-family and collective memory.