30" x 40", acrylic on paper, cold pressed, 2020.
Donde Brilla la Luz (en. Where the Light Shines) is made up of a series of figurative "landscapes" where I literally create and leave a record of some worlds, lands, or places that perhaps do not exist, but perhaps do. Each viewer or explorer must create their own adventure by visiting these places: walking and resting; remembering and reflecting; immersing themselves in these territories and creating their own stories. These "landscapes" can be testimonies or they can be fantasies, and it is in this field of uncertainty and doubt where I want to place them. Who dares to tell the child that his game is not real?
By creating these scenes, I crystallize a visual space of casual and playful exploration as a way of expression per se, and at the same time as a healing game. Another aspect that I am interested in exploring is how, from our individual experiences, we can be a mirror and voice for others, in this specific case using the conceptual approach of my work as a platform.
Mónica Ferreras De la Maza is a visual artist from the Dominican Republic based in Basel, Switzerland. She is a multidisciplinary artist who expresses herself through installation and video art, as well as painting and drawing.