Pérez y Requena explore hidden traces of Santa Cruz at TEA Tenerife
On July 3, the exhibition 'Un loro, tres bares y dientes de oro' will be launched at TEA Tenerife Espacio de las Artes, featuring the works of artists Israel Pérez (b. 1975) and María Requena (b. 1978). Curated by Latitudes and Néstor Delgado Morales, this exhibition arises from an exploration of the overlooked areas of Santa Cruz de Tenerife. It integrates drawing, sculpture, installation, and documentary research to delve into themes of urban change and collective memory. By emphasizing gaps in official accounts, it draws attention to remnants of architecture and the lives of those displaced. The title evokes various associations, while the artists employ techniques like copying and layering to reinterpret urban spaces as fragmented archives.
Key facts
- Exhibition 'Un loro, tres bares y dientes de oro' opens July 3 at TEA Tenerife Espacio de las Artes.
- Artists Israel Pérez (b. 1975) and María Requena (b. 1978) are from Tenerife.
- Curated by Latitudes and Néstor Delgado Morales.
- The show is based on research into visible and invisible margins of Santa Cruz de Tenerife.
- Pérez y Requena have worked since early 2000s combining drawing, sculpture, installation, and documentary investigation.
- Their practice examines urban transformation and memory inscribed in territory.
- The exhibition title is deliberately open, functioning as a sequence of images.
- The museum's area has undergone significant changes in recent decades.
- Artists use operations like copying, displacement, superimposition, deformation, and annotation.
- Drawing is used as a thinking mechanism to connect dispersed experiences.
Entities
Artists
- Israel Pérez
- María Requena
- Néstor Delgado Morales
Institutions
- TEA Tenerife Espacio de las Artes
- Latitudes
- exibart.es
Locations
- Santa Cruz de Tenerife
- Tenerife
- Spain