Lit & Luz: Staging the Invisible: An Artist Talk with Fabiola Torres-Alzaga

Join us at the Logan Center for the Arts for an artist talk with Mexico City-based interdisciplinary artist Fabiola Torres-Alzaga, hosted by the Open Practice Committee in the Department of Visual Arts at The University of Chicago. Torres-Alzaga’s practice is informed by a queer perspective and her works originate from scenic systems such as cinema, theater, and magic—the complex visual hierarchies between the spectator and the narratives constituting the image. Through video, film, installation, sculpture, photography, and drawing, Torres-Alzaga investigates visual geographies in their diverse fields of representation and their repercussions in our socio-spatial relations, with special emphasis on the presence of the invisible. The artist will give a presentation discussing recent solo exhibitions and projects, including a screening of her most recent film, Las Desinvitadas [The Uninvited], (2023). A reception will follow the talk.

Presented in partnership with the Open Practice Committee in the Department of Visual Arts at the University of Chicago

Acompáñanos en el Logan Center for the Arts para una charla de artista con la artista interdisciplinaria, radicada en la Ciudad de México, Fabiola Torres-Alzaga, presentado por el Open Practice Committee en el Department of Visual Arts de la University of Chicago. La práctica de Torres-Alzaga se nutre de la perspectiva queer y sus obras se originan de sistemas escénicos como el cine, el teatro y la magia: las complejas jerarquías visuales entre el espectador y las narrativas constitutivas de la imagen. A través del video, cine, instalación, escultura, fotografía y dibujo, Torres-Alzaga investiga geografías visuales en sus diversos campos de representación y sus repercusiones en nuestras relaciones socioespaciales, con especial énfasis en la presencia de lo invisible. La artista hará una presentación donde discutirá sus recientes exposiciones en solitario y proyectos, incluyendo la proyección de su más reciente video Las Desinvitadas [The Uninvited], (2023). Habrá una recepción tras la charla.

Presentado en asociación con el Open Practice Committee en el Department of Visual Arts de la University of Chicago.

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The 11th annual Festival of Language, Literature, and Art—as featured in, ,, and more—takes place October 26 to November 2. This one-of-a-kind cross-cultural, bilingual festival brings together writers and visual artists from Mexico and Chicago for a week-long series of public programming at venues throughout Chicago.

Inspired by the media landscape of both presidential elections taking place in the countries this year, the theme of the festival is “Saturation/Saturación.” Participants will consider concepts such as intensity, combination, absorption, maximums and limitations as they respond to the urgent political, social, and environmental issues confronting both countries.
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