ExhibitionJuly 13, 2023
Sandra Vásquez de la Horra: 2023 Käthe Kollwitz Prize
Chilean artist Sandra Vásquez de la Horra, who has lived in Germany since 1995, has been awarded the Käthe Kollwitz Prize 2023. The jury, made up of Academy members Ulrike Grossarth, Raimund Kummer, and Ulrike Rosenbach, recognized Sandra Vásquez de la Horra as an artist whose visual language thematizes the conflicts facing today's society worldwide. Her works bring together archetypes of collective consciousness, questions of gender and sexuality, intercultural reflections, and issues of spiritual practice.
The artist grew up in an era that, following the military junta's coup in 1973 and Augusto Pinochet's seizure of power, was dominated for over 17 years by torture, missing people, and numerous human rights violations. It was only with the return to democracy in 1990 that the population could come to terms with the country's history. The history of Chile has left its mark on Sandra Vásquez de la Horra's artistic work, as has her confrontation with her family history, the history and mythologies of the indigenous population, and the colonial domination of Europeans in Central and South America.
Her large and small format drawings on paper and cardboard are characterized by their precision, density, and color. Some of her drawings are dipped in a wax bath. This treatment of the material adds depth and increases the paper's stability, enabling her to create accordion-like folds and, thus, tridimensional works.
ArtNexus published in June 2023, an article on the artist by Tereza de Arruda; find it in its digital and printed format here: https://www.artnexus.com/en/magazines/article-magazine-artnexus/6476123ed1cb564180bcb10e/120/sandra-vasquez-de-la-horra
The artist grew up in an era that, following the military junta's coup in 1973 and Augusto Pinochet's seizure of power, was dominated for over 17 years by torture, missing people, and numerous human rights violations. It was only with the return to democracy in 1990 that the population could come to terms with the country's history. The history of Chile has left its mark on Sandra Vásquez de la Horra's artistic work, as has her confrontation with her family history, the history and mythologies of the indigenous population, and the colonial domination of Europeans in Central and South America.
Her large and small format drawings on paper and cardboard are characterized by their precision, density, and color. Some of her drawings are dipped in a wax bath. This treatment of the material adds depth and increases the paper's stability, enabling her to create accordion-like folds and, thus, tridimensional works.
ArtNexus published in June 2023, an article on the artist by Tereza de Arruda; find it in its digital and printed format here: https://www.artnexus.com/en/magazines/article-magazine-artnexus/6476123ed1cb564180bcb10e/120/sandra-vasquez-de-la-horra
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