Alejandra González Escala - Alejandra Glez

Photography and now video-art are my media of choice. My work starts with a lengthy research process working very closely with the people I seek to capture with my camera lens. I use my own image and body as the object while re-telling the stories of women from specific traumas in their personal histories. Most importantly, my own personal anxiety is inspiration during my creative process along with the many sensations it provokes in me. The thought processes I experience during my anxiety attacks are a big source of inspiration and the underlying trauma which goes back to childhood experiences are also present during my creation. Also, the macho society I live in and encounter every time I leave my house and walk down the streets of Havana, the behavior of men towards women in a social environment and women’s response, play a key role in how I translate it later into my own art. Frida Kahlo, Ana Mendieta and Iris Van Herper, are my creative inspiration; all three have made clear refe COLLECTIONS Luciano Méndez Collection Aurora Vigil-Escalera Collection Madelaine P. Plonsker Collection Yves Winkin Collection, Belgum Various other private collections RESIDENCIES Arte de Convivir, Fugaz, Peru Clorofila Digital, Madrid, Spain GALLERY AFFILIATIONS Acacia Gallery, Havana, Cuba Aurora Vigil-Escalera Spanish Gallery in Madrid, Spain Casa Pixan, Mexico City, Mexico Thomas Nickles Project, New York, NY, United States EDUCATION 2017-2018 Internship in the studio of photographer José María Mellado, Madrid, Spain 2016 National Geographic Photography Camp Workshop, Cuba 2014-2016 School of Creative Photography, Havana, Cuba National Union of Writers & Artists (UNEAC) Photography Workshop, Havana, Cuba University of San Gerónimo Photography Workshop, Havana, Cuba 2014-2015 The Active School of Photography in Mexico Workshop, Havana, Cuba 2014 Rubén Martínez Villena, Havana, Cuba AWARDS 2019-2020 14th Arte Laguna Prize Finalist, Video Art, Llanto y Risa (Tears and Laughter) 2016-2017 Scholarship for children’s photo project, Norwegian Embassy, Cuba SOLO EXHIBITIONS 2020 MY HOUSE IS MY BODY, virtual exhibition, Thomas Nickles Project, New York, NY. Curated by Dayneris Brito ¿Ser mujer es un delito?, virtual exhibition, Aurora Vigil-Escalera Gallery, Asturias, Spain. Curated by Laura Arañó La vida es inmortal cuando se acaba, Galería Acacia, Havana. Curated by Jorge Peré 2019 Rejum, Aurora Vigil-Escalera Gallery, Asturias, Spain Light, Sound & Color, Cultural Space La Guanábana Mecánica, Havana. Curated by Jorge Peré Otredad, Sala C, Centro de Artes Tomás y Valiente, Spain Otredad, ID. Real Art Space, Madrid, Spain 2018 Esencia, Galería Evolución, Lima, Perú GROUP EXHIBITIONS 2020 Imagen/Imaginarios. Virtual exhibition.at Galeria Taller Gorria Pixan Vol. II, Casa Pixan, Mexico City El Arte de No estar Calladas, Galleria-Taller Gorría, Havana Del prejuicio de las verdades, Fábrica de Arte Cubano (FAC), Havana 2019 Un viaje de ida y vuelta, Colleción Luciano Méndez, DA2 Museo, Salamanca, Spain Puzzle, Galería Taller Gorría, Havana A imagen y semejanza, Fábrica de Arte Cubano (FAC), Havana Detrás del Muro, XIII Havana Biennial, Havana La plataforma, Open Studio, XIII Havana Biennial, Havana De Cuerpo Presente: Exposición fotográfica, Galería La Nave, Havana 2018 La noche boca arriba, La Acacia, Havana ¿Qué quiere una? Anarcofeminista, Fábrica de Arte Cubano (FAC), Havana Soy Yo, Galería El Artista, Havana Posturas e Imposturas, Fábrica de Arte Cubano (FAC), Havana 2016 Abertura, Fresa y Chocolate Cultural Space, Havana 2015 Simulacros, XII Havana Biennial, Fábrica de Arte Cubano (FAC), Havana Art Biennial, XIII Havana Biennial, Havana Creative Photography School, Havana 2014 Ruta Joven, Plaza Vieja, Havana Paisajes extraordinarios, Creative Photography School Gallery, Havana BIPERSONAL EXHIBITIONS (2015-2016) Autolike, La Bombilla Verde, Havana Cámara lenta, Casa Víctor Hugo, organized by the European Union Embassy of Cuba, Havana Procesos antiguos, Colonial Art Museum Gallery, Havana Dante Alighieri, The Italian Alliance and French Alliance Exhibition, Cuba and Italy Contando hasta diez, Villena Room in UNEAC, Havana