Joan Jonas Mentors 15 Young Artists at Fundación Botín Residency
In Cantabria, Spain, the Botín Foundation, founded by the Botín couple, hosted a residency for emerging artists at Villa Iris. Joan Jonas chose fifteen artists for their ties to the landscape. The program featured trips to caves adorned with Paleolithic rock art and explorations of the Nansa valley. Participants engaged in group sessions with Jonas and contributed to her exhibition, "Joan Jonas: stream or river, flight or pattern," in Santander, which runs until October 16. They also produced works for a collective show open until July 10. Among the participants were Saverio Bonato, Alessandra Messali, and Sara Bonaventura, whose installation "Cueva de las Aguas" explores themes of femininity and fertility in relation to caves.
Key facts
- Fundación Botín organized a residency for young artists at Villa Iris in Cantabria, Spain.
- Joan Jonas selected 15 participants based on their connection to the theme of landscape.
- The program included excursions to caves with Paleolithic rock paintings and walks in the Nansa valley.
- Artists assisted Jonas in preparing her retrospective 'Joan Jonas: stream or river, flight or pattern' in Santander, open until October 16.
- A collective workshop exhibition is open to the public until July 10.
- Participants included three Italians: Saverio Bonato, Alessandra Messali, and Sara Bonaventura.
- Artists used materials such as crushed stones and fabric dyes, and some were influenced by Goya.
- Sara Bonaventura's installation 'Cueva de las Aguas' references a real cave and symbolizes the feminine and fertility.
Entities
Artists
- Joan Jonas
- Saverio Bonato
- Alessandra Messali
- Sara Bonaventura
- Aliansyah Caniago
- Santiago Diaz Escamilla
- Galia Eibenschutz
- Ariel Elisabeth Gout
- Allison Janae Hamilton
- Sonja Silke Hinrichsen
- Noriko Koshida
- Carolina Redondo
- Mara Streberger
- Yusuke Taninaka
- Phan Thao-Nguyen
- Xavier José Cunilleras
- Goya
Institutions
- Fundación Botín
- Villa Iris
- Biennale di Venezia 2015
Locations
- Madrid
- Cantabria
- Spain
- Santander
- Nansa valley
- Italy
- Indonesia
- Colombia
- Mexico
- France
- USA
- Germany
- Japan
- Chile
- Vietnam