Exertion is a
concept describing the use of physical or perceived energy. It normally implies
a strenuous or costly effort related to physical, muscular, philosophical
actions and work.
Soler
will do a performance work that responds to the place and time of the show, taking
into account his life and its surroundings. He will be making actions tangible
in a visceral manner responding to the circumstantial conditions of the exact
moment of the action.
As
winter storms hit the city of New York and as it gets covered with snow,
Soler's ideas and the emotions from his personal life start reaching the time
of the performance. The snow gains special significance as an element that can
connect us with the ephemeral nature of actions, underlying a confrontation
with our own passage through life. A live video projection will exteriorize the
moment of the happening while the artist remains in a room adjacent to the
interior of the gallery.
Bio:
Soler
is a visual artist whose name was taken directly from the surname of a famous
Colombian biker who suffered a brutal accident. Therefore the word “Soler”
translates as a metaphor for resistance, will, survival and persistence. In
this context, the artist gives special value to the processes that come with
art making rather than searching for individual recognition. Soler triggers
actions in performances and extends them to photography, painting, video and
site-specific installations, building spaces where these practices are
interwoven and the presence of the body can be read from its absence.
He
has a BFA from the University of Brighton and an MFA from UCL, Slade. He has
produced several large site-specific intervention projects responding to his
life back in Bogotá. His most recent performance "Anticipación/Retrovisión"
took place by the Caribbean Coast of Colombia, involving over 1500 people and
concluded in a solo Show at the Museum of Santa Marta, presenting a large
Installation work, product from this experience.
