Intestinal Affaire by Dia Muñoz, at Galería Ponce+Robles
11/09/2022.
[MAD] Spain 08.09 > 28.10.2022
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metalocus, ADELA BONAS
Ponce+Robles gallery, located in Madrid, begins the exhibition season with the exhibition "Intestinal Affaire" by the American artist Dia Muñoz, where she hybridizes science, technology and art.
The exhibition, which can be visited until the end of October, presents an interesting introspective work made up of a set of sculptures in which she basically uses two materials: wood and glass. The result is an interesting duality of pieces that arise as a result of her own personal experience after the 2020 pandemic.
The exhibition, which can be visited until the end of October, presents an interesting introspective work made up of a set of sculptures in which she basically uses two materials: wood and glass. The result is an interesting duality of pieces that arise as a result of her own personal experience after the 2020 pandemic.
Lacto by Dia Muñoz. Photograph courtesy of Galería Ponce+Robles
Resurgence by Dia Muñoz. Photograph courtesy of Galería Ponce+Robles
Clostridium by Dia Muñoz. Photograph courtesy of Galería Ponce+Robles
Gram-negative by Dia Muñoz. Photograph courtesy of Galería Ponce+Robles
Bifido by Dia Muñoz. Photograph courtesy of Galería Ponce+Robles
Escherichia by Dia Muñoz. Photograph courtesy of Galería Ponce+Robles
Gut Fragment by Dia Muñoz. Photograph courtesy of Galería Ponce+Robles
Micro ecology by Dia Muñoz. Photograph courtesy of Galería Ponce+Robles
Microflora by Dia Muñoz. Photograph courtesy of Galería Ponce+Robles
Gut fragment by Dia Muñoz. Photograph courtesy of Galería Ponce+Robles
Homeostatic by Dia Muñoz. Photograph courtesy of Galería Ponce+Robles
Well by Dia Muñoz. Photograph courtesy of Galería Ponce+Robles
Holobiont by Dia Muñoz. Photograph courtesy of Galería Ponce+Robles
Gut Fragment by Dia Muñoz. Photograph courtesy of Galería Ponce+Robles
Gut fragment by Dia Muñoz. Photograph courtesy of Galería Ponce+Robles
In the road of sickness by Dia Muñoz. Photograph courtesy of Galería Ponce+Robles
Homeostatic by Dia Muñoz. Photograph courtesy of Galería Ponce+Robles
After suffering from Covid-19, Dia Muñoz saw how her intestinal flora was weakened. An artist residency and her meeting with a nutrition expert led him to understand that she was happening to him. I take advantage of this situation to carry out a process of catharsis and interpret what was happening to his intestine and the problems suffered by 40% of the population. This sample is the result of her research.
With this exhibition, the Ponce+Robles gallery begins its cycle of exhibitions "Artist in Residence" within its "Permanent Connection Center" program in which it questions the role of gallery spaces today.
With this exhibition, the Ponce+Robles gallery begins its cycle of exhibitions "Artist in Residence" within its "Permanent Connection Center" program in which it questions the role of gallery spaces today.
Description of project by Dia Muñoz
The body of work featured in Intestinal Affair is a self-portrait exploration of artist Dia Muñoz's gut health and ecology after contracting COVID-19 in October 2020. Studies show that COVID-19 patients had exhaustion of symbionts and enrichment of opportunistic pathogens, which are persistent after clearance of COVID-19. An estimated 40% of the world's population suffers from gut-related issues, creating a depleted ecology of the microbiome in the human body. In a study of 204 patients who had contracted COVID-19, 50% had developed intestinal problems as a result of the virus.
With this exhibition, the PONCE+ROBLES gallery begins its cycle of exhibitions "Artist in Residence" within its "Permanent Connection Center" program in which it questions the role of gallery spaces today. With this cycle, it is about valuing the work of the Artists' Residencies, so important for their careers, and the collaborative role of the galleries in these relationships.
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Artist
Dia Muñoz.
Dates
08.09.22 - 28.10.22.
Venue / Adress
Galería Ponce + Robles. Calle de la Alameda, 5, 28014 Madrid. Spain.
Dia Muñoz
Dia Muñoz (1989) graduated in fine arts from the School of visual arts, New York, USA and has a master's degree from Central Saint Martins in Materials of the Future (2019).
She has participated in several collective shows in New York (2014) at the design week in Milan, Italy (2019), the design week in the Netherlands (2019), and the Naturalis Museum in Leiden, the Netherlands (2019). She has her first Solo Show in Ecuador led by Proyecto Nasal in Guayaquil and Quito (2021). She participates in a collective exhibition at Ponce + Robles Madrid, Spain (2021).
She exhibits at the metal museum, as a parallel show to the Cuenca Biennial, Ecuador (2021-2022). She participates in a collective show part of Zonamaco, carried by Proyecto Nasal in Mexico (2021). Her work has been seen at the Arco Madrid 2022 and Parc Lima 2022 (Ponce + Robles, Madrid, Spain) fairs.
She has participated in several collective shows in New York (2014) at the design week in Milan, Italy (2019), the design week in the Netherlands (2019), and the Naturalis Museum in Leiden, the Netherlands (2019). She has her first Solo Show in Ecuador led by Proyecto Nasal in Guayaquil and Quito (2021). She participates in a collective exhibition at Ponce + Robles Madrid, Spain (2021).
She exhibits at the metal museum, as a parallel show to the Cuenca Biennial, Ecuador (2021-2022). She participates in a collective show part of Zonamaco, carried by Proyecto Nasal in Mexico (2021). Her work has been seen at the Arco Madrid 2022 and Parc Lima 2022 (Ponce + Robles, Madrid, Spain) fairs.
