Grimanesa Amorós

Interdisciplinary Artist

Grimanesa Amorós was born in Lima, Peru, and lives and works in New York City. She is an interdisciplinary artist whose diverse interests include social history, scientific research, and critical theory. A direct relationship to technology is one of the distinctive features of Amorós’ practice. Some elements must be planned and programmed but others, such as the exact placement of the lines of lights, come to Amorós while she installs. In this sense, the technology does not determine but complements the concepts of her work. Her art incorporates video, lighting, and electronic elements to create monumental sculptures activating architecture and engaging communities.

Grimanesa Amorós draws upon important cultural legacies and landscape for inspiration. Still, she does not hold an essentialist or nostalgic view of her subjects. In the art of Grimanesa Amorós, the past is meeting the future. She is often invited as a keynote speaker at museums, foundations, and universities where her lectures empower young women, attracting future artists, students, and faculty involved in architecture, science, and technology.

Amorós has exhibited in the United States, Europe, Asia, Middle East, and Latin America. She was a guest speaker at TEDGlobal 2014, a recipient of the ‘NEA Visual Arts Grants Fellowships 1993’, and has the distinction of being part of the ‘Art In Embassies Program of the U.S.’ and the Civita Institute NE Chapter Fellowship Grant. Her work has been exhibited in numerous museums including the Ludwig Museum, CAFA Museum, and Katonah Museum.

For more information about Grimanesa Amorós, visit grimanesaamoros.com

Watch this clip to find out more about Grimanesa and her project to be exhibited at The Wellbeing Summit in Bilbao-Biscay:

Watch this exclusive interview with Grimanesa and Arts Curator, Manuel Bagorro, ahead of the Summit:

FIND OUT ABOUT SCIENTIA TO BE EXHIBITED AT THE SUMMIT

Read on for an exclusive Q&A with Grimanesa Amorós ahead of the Summit:

What does wellbeing mean to you?

I always say that when we have our health, we have everything. Wellbeing is attending to our inner selves.

We must live in balance, physically, mentally, and emotionally. It is a process we are required to nurture and foster throughout our lives, but it is well worth the effort. We cannot effectively share ourselves to the world if we are not whole.

Why are you looking forward to being part of The Wellbeing Summit?

I’m looking forward to contributing to the summit as it allows me a platform to share the message of wellbeing and connection throughout the arts. My goal is to make people think, and to have them become inspired to live more purposeful, creative lives.

How does your work connect to wellbeing?

When creating monumental sculpture, I consider how our architectural surroundings influence and affect our state of mind.

Art provides a means, and has the power to, access our emotional selves. It makes us more empathetic, it gives us the space to nurture and prosper. Studies have shown how light improves our mood and mental health.

As a medium, it has the ability to bridge cultures and diverse audiences; we all connect to light.

Voices of Wellbeing | Grimanesa Amorós, Artist Voices of Wellbeing | Grimanesa Amorós, Artist

“Light itself is part of our wellbeing”

Take a look at this captivating episode of “Voices of Wellbeing” as visionary artist Grimanesa Amorós explores the profound connection between light, art, and well-being. Discover how light inspires creativity, sparks discussions about balance and happiness, and acts as a catalyst for social change. Experience the transformative power of art as Grimanesa invites you to express your own state of well-being through visual imagination. Don’t miss this illuminating conversation that celebrates the synergy of art and well-being.

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SCIENTIA, Grimanesa’s work for the Wellbeing Summit in Bilbao, is a monumental, site-specific light sculpture that will be installed at the Atrium of Azkuna Zentroa, opening for the Summit and remaining in place throughout the summer of 2022.

Location: Azkuna Zentroa – Atrium
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
Date: May 31 – August 30
Time: 9am – 9pm

Creating monumental sculptures often makes Amorós consider how our environment affects our state of mind and well-being. Her new site-specific light sculpture SCIENTIA will engage visitors in a dialogue with the surrounding architecture and community, encouraging moments of self-reflection and personal realization while simultaneously creating connection through the medium of light.

The project’s name SCIENTIA is a Latin word meaning knowledge and knowing, experience and expertise, but going beyond a personal understanding. The word implies a socially interactive activity, the seeking and sharing of knowledge. This artwork will explore the human connection using our elemental knowledge of the world: fire, water, earth, and light. Through this primordial immersion, SCIENTIA provides a means of accessing our emotional selves within a manifested mental space that nurtures well-being and promotes community engagement.

Grimanesa Amorós was born in Lima, Peru, and lives and works in New York City. She is an interdisciplinary artist whose diverse interests include social history, scientific research, and critical theory. A direct relationship to technology is one of the distinctive features of Amorós’ practice. Her works incorporate video, lighting, and technological elements to create monumental sculptures involving architecture and engaging communities.

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SCIENTIA, la obra de Grimanesa para The Wellbeing Summit, es una escultura de luz monumental y específica para el lugar que se instalará en el Azkuna Zentroa, que se inaugurará para la Cumbre y permanecerá en el lugar durante todo el verano de 2022.

La creación de esculturas monumentales hace que Amorós se plantee a menudo cómo nuestro entorno afecta nuestro estado de ánimo y bienestar. Su nueva escultura lumínica SCIENTIA, específica para el lugar, hará que los visitantes entablen un diálogo con la arquitectura y la comunidad circundantes, fomentando momentos de autorreflexión y realización personal y creando al mismo tiempo una conexión a través del medio de la luz.

El nombre del proyecto, SCIENTIA, es una palabra latina que significa conocimiento y saber, experiencia y pericia, pero que va más allá de la comprensión personal. La palabra implica una actividad socialmente interactiva, la búsqueda y el intercambio de conocimientos. Esta obra de arte explorará la conexión humana utilizando nuestro conocimiento elemental del mundo: fuego, agua, tierra y luz. A través de esta inmersión primordial, SCIENTIA proporciona un medio para acceder a nuestro yo emocional dentro de un espacio mental manifiesto que nutre el bienestar y promueve el compromiso de la comunidad.

Grimanesa Amorós nació en Lima, Perú, y vive y trabaja en Nueva York. Es una artista interdisciplinar cuyos diversos intereses incluyen la historia social, la investigación científica y la teoría crítica. La relación directa con la tecnología es uno de los rasgos distintivos de la práctica de Amorós. Sus obras incorporan vídeo, iluminación y elementos tecnológicos para crear esculturas monumentales que implican a la arquitectura y comprometen a las comunidades.