Published on the occasion of a commission by Dia Art Foundation, the book is not only a retrospective of Delcy Morelos’s work, but also, delves into the intricate relationships between Indigenous communities and their natural surroundings.
By examining the aesthetic and environmental considerations of the natural materials used in Morelos’s installations, readers reflect on their own relationship with the environment and the materials that shape our world.
Includes a conversation between Morelos and Chilean artist and poet Cecilia Vicuña, as well as stories from Indigenous communities in Amazonian Colombia, providing firsthand insights into the cultural narratives that inform Morelos’s practice.
Morelos’s immersive installations aim to cultivate moments of connection with what she describes as the 'intimate humidity of the Earth.' This monograph, the first to be published in the United States, situates the Bogotà-based artist’s practice within a broader, more global history of Land art and abstraction. It also examines the aesthetic and environmental considerations of the natural materials used in her Dia commission as well as their unique sensory, spatial, and phenomenological impact on the viewer.
By examining the aesthetic and environmental considerations of the natural materials used in Morelos’s installations, readers reflect on their own relationship with the environment and the materials that shape our world.
Includes a conversation between Morelos and Chilean artist and poet Cecilia Vicuña, as well as stories from Indigenous communities in Amazonian Colombia, providing firsthand insights into the cultural narratives that inform Morelos’s practice.
Morelos’s immersive installations aim to cultivate moments of connection with what she describes as the 'intimate humidity of the Earth.' This monograph, the first to be published in the United States, situates the Bogotà-based artist’s practice within a broader, more global history of Land art and abstraction. It also examines the aesthetic and environmental considerations of the natural materials used in her Dia commission as well as their unique sensory, spatial, and phenomenological impact on the viewer.
