Alicia Larraín Chaux: Geometry, Body Fragmentation, and Viewer Interaction

Chilean visual artist Alicia Larraín Chaux explores the human condition through sculpture and three-dimensional constructions, focusing on geometry in nature, bodily fragmentation, and the interaction between artwork and viewer. Her creative process begins with observing human experiences and the questions they raise. Geometry is central to her practice; she draws on natural geometric structures like the golden ratio, perspective, and symmetry, linking mathematical principles in music to three-dimensional forms. She investigates the fragmentation of the human body, presenting it as an open structure through cuts, assemblages, and collages, and draws parallels between organic and mechanical models, viewing the body as a standardized biological machine. The spectator's role is crucial: she sees the artwork as completed by the viewer's sensibility and knowledge, invoking the concept of 'uninterrupted or unlimited semiosis' to describe the continuous chain of interpretations. After an extensive career, Larraín Chaux remains committed to exploring the confrontation between humans and the physical and spiritual worlds, from which arise questions, needs, and learnings that drive her ongoing creations.