Island
The artwork Pedra Viva (POLDRA Project, Viseu, 2019) had a daughter, who is called Ilha (island). Ilha follows in her mother’s footsteps, but on a smaller scale. Ilha is a piece made of small vases, some filled with house plants and some remaining empty, awaiting the intervention of the public, that is invited to participate and to complete or change the work. An exercise is proposed, to contemplate the surrounding nature, where elements are discovered, such as flowers, branches, leaves… all can be integrated into the “living” piece. It is as if it was a game, where one tries to discover how the pieces fit together, gradually building to solve a collective floral arrangement.
Specifications
Liliana Velho, 2021
Author: Liliana Velho
60 x 70 x 50 cm
Pink stoneware, green, blue, pink and yellow engobes and glazes
Liliana Velho
Liliana Velho (Lisbon, 1985) is a visual artist that has two hearts, one in Viseu and the other in Montemor-o Novo. She graduated in Sculpture at the LUF (2009), and with a master’s degree in Visual Arts at ARCA (Coimbra, 2012). Through the more recent years she has dedicated herself to ceramic sculpture, electing clay as the most relevant material in her practice. She also works with different mediums such as drawing, sculpture and installation. Since 2015 she has regularly exhibited her work either individually or via art collectives and in collaboration with other artists. Currently lives and works in Viseu.
POLDRA - Van Size Public Art is an initiative promoted and managed by PROMINENTCHANCE/João Dias STUDIO
