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Colombian glass finds a place in Salamanca’s cultural calendar
Fundación Pons is presenting Fruits&Art, a collection of glass sculptures by Colombian artist Santiago Perea Mejía, until 21 November. The exhibition is part of the +LATINA Festival and brings handcrafted fruit-inspired pieces to the Salamanca neighbourhood.
On the outskirts of Bogotá, Santiago Perea Mejía combines technical knowledge with artisanal methods to shape his creations. In Fruits&Art, fruit is the starting point for sculptures made with crystals and produced in limited editions.
The collection can be visited until 21 November at Fundación Pons, in the Salamanca district. Goldsmithing techniques and experimentation with materials give light a central role in each piece; the colour changes with its reflections and with the surroundings.
The exhibition is part of the Festival +LATINA, which brings together cultural projects from España y América Latina. The November agenda in Madrid also includes the ice sculpture festival in Torrejón de Ardoz, scheduled from 14 November to 10 January.
Perea Mejía’s work is also linked to MaMO, the Museo de Arte Moderno de la Orinoquia, conceived for Villavicencio, Colombia. The project aims to create a meeting space for the artistic and cultural community and to connect the region with national and international contemporary art circuits. It is structured through Global Heritage Support.
Behind +LATINA is Boom! Art Community, which organises the festival during September, October, and November. Its programme includes exhibitions and residencies, as well as meetings between artists and institutions. Kiki Pertiñez Heidenreich, founder and director of the organisation, believes that Perea Mejía’s participation reflects the diversity of contemporary Latin American creativity. She also notes that Fruits&Art links art with design and nature, and connects artistic activity with new cultural projects.