Dirigir las nubes (Addressing the Clouds)
Artist's Statement:
Dirigir las nubes (Addressing the Clouds) is based on an idea from quantum physics by which each of us can, through will power and concentration, change the shape of clouds. This event occurs in different parts of the world but has rarely been envisioned, since nowadays almost no one looks carefully at the sky. However, many people have found ways quite accurate forms in the clouds, but remain unaware of their unique origin. In this video, the clouds gradually take the form of a globe…
Bio:
Glenda León lives and works in Havana, Cuba. Her work represents an emerging voice in Cuban contemporary art and is featured in the permanent collection of the Centre George Pompidou in Paris; Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, Havana, Cuba; and the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts. León has exhibited her work in KHM/Museum Ludwig, Cologne, Germany; Brooklyn Museum, US; three times as part of the Bienal de la Habana; Il Bienal de Jafre, Girona, Spain; The Mattress Factory, Pittsburg,US among others. León is the recipient of the DAAD scholarship for artists in Germany, and the 2011 Beca MAEC scholarship for research in Madrid, Spain. She is the author of La condition de performance published in 2010 (Éditions Nota bene). A solo exhibition entitled Un Ruido Azul (Blue Noise) was presented at Pierre-François Ouellette art contemporain in 2010. She is currently featured in the XI Bienal de La Habana, Havana, Cuba until June 11th.