Ximena Garrido–Lecca

Garrido-Lecca is interested in the transformation of the rural landscape and changes in local traditions because of modernization processes in provincial areas. Líneas de fuego (Lines of fire) is a sculpture resembling a woven rush screen made of copper tubes that divides the exhibition space. The combination of an organic and an industrial material brings into question the fate of traditional production against industrial production coming from extractive companies. On the other hand, in the video Contornos, the camera approaches different billboards placed in urban and natural environments. One of the most striking aspects is revealed towards the end of the video. At this point, it is possible to observe the outside of the fence demarcating the largest open-pit mining operation of Perú, located in the city of Cerro de Pasco, which is literally at the edge of the abyss.