Luciano Pimienta

Modified Earth/ Reconstructing Memories

Modified Earth/RECONSTRUCTED MEMORIES: A series of work recreating memories from my experience, culture and environment. A balance between the beliefs that the present shapes our understanding of the past and that the past has an influence on our present behavior.

Watching the Dust Settle, 2020 (still image-begining of video installation)

Watching the Dust Settle, 2020.

Unfired stoneware, wire, sand, seashell, gold foil, Modelo Especial label, hooks & water. Duration: 00:17:26

Love Letter (installation view)

2019. Drawing on nopal in water.

I Taste Like I smell

2019. Drawing on nopal in water.
24" x 24" x 21"

We Belong Together (Lyrics by Richie Valens)

2019. Drawing on nopal in water.
12" x 4" x 24"

An Intense Feeling of Deep Affection

2019. Drawing on nopal in water.
10" x 3" x 6"

El Sepulto

2019. Unfired terra-cotta, wire, spray paint, repurposed containers and water.
5" x 28" x 10"

El Sepulto - Detail

2019. Unfired terra-cotta, wire, spray paint, repurposed containers and water.
5" x 28" x 10"

Never to Have Loved at All - Detail

2019. Unfired terra-cotta, wire, spray paint, repurposed containers and water.
5" x 28" x 10"

Never to Have Loved at All - Detail

2019. Unfired terra-cotta, wire, spray paint, repurposed containers and water.
5" x 28" x 10"

Fallen Fruit - Interactive Installation (begining)

2019. Terra-cotta, wire, drywall screws, glass containers and liquid.
68" x 63" x 63"

Fallen Fruit - Interactive Installation (ending)

2019. Terra-cotta, wire, drywall screws, glass containers and liquid.
68" x 63" x 63"

Fall Fruit - Detail

2019. Terra-cotta, wire, drywall screws, glass containers and liquid.
68" x 63" x 63"

Fallen Fruit - Detail

2019. Terra-cotta, wire, drywall screws, glass containers and liquid.
68" x 63" x 63"

A Foregone Conclusion - time based installation (beginning)

2019. Guava leaves, paper and metal pins.
42” x 32” x 1"

A Foregone Conclusion - time based installation (end)

2019. Guava leaves, paper and metal pins.
42” x 32” x 1"

A Foregone Conclusion - Detail

2019. Guava leaves, paper and metal pin2019. Guava leaves, paper and metal pins.
42” x 32” x 1"s.

A Foregone Conclusion - Detail

2019. Guava leaves, paper and metal pins.
42” x 32” x 1"

A Path to Walk On

2018. Floral foam, vegetation, and water.
32" x 29" x 48"

A Path to Walk On - Detail

2018. Floral foam, vegetation, and water.
32" x 29" x 48"

A Path to Walk On - Detail

2018. Floral foam, vegetation, and water.
32" x 29" x 48"

Bird of Paradise

2018. Wood-fired ceramics, bird of paradise flowers, and table.
37" x 46.5" x 13.75"

Manzanilla

2018. Ceramics, chamomile, plastic trays and water.
9.25" x 22.5" x 7.5"

Manzanilla - Detail

2018. Ceramics, chamomile, plastic trays and water.
9.25" x 22.5" x 7.5"

Palms - Detail

2018. Soda-fried ceramics, dried palm frond, cloth, and wooden shelf.
11.75" x 7.5" x 6" each

Palms - Detail

2018. Soda-fried ceramics, dried palm frond, cloth, and wooden shelf.
11.75" x 7.5" x 6" each

Palms

2018. Soda-fried ceramics, dried palm frond, cloth, and wooden shelf.
11.75" x 7.5" x 6" each

Situated, Moving, Developing

2018. Soda-fired stoneware, wire and dried plant.
11" x 55" x 3"

Situated, Moving, Developing - Detail

2018. Soda-fired stoneware, wire and dried plant.
11" x 55" x 3"

Situated, Moving, Developing - Detail

2018. Soda-fired stoneware, wire and dried plant.
11" x 55" x 3"

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Palms - Detail

2018. Soda-fried ceramics, dried palm frond, cloth, and wooden shelf. 11.75" x 7.5" x 6" each