Ivan Juarez
Land scape
CONTEMPORARY ART REVIEW
Over the years your works have been conceived in United States , Taiwan , Italy , Switzerland , Austria , Spain , Norway , Portugal , Brazil , Senegal , Peru and Mexico and they have been awarded by multiple international institutions . One of the hallmarks of your work is the capability to create a direct involvement with the viewers , who are urged to evolve from a condition of mere spectatorship . So before leaving this conversation we would like to pose a question about the nature of the relationship of your art with your audience . Do you consider the issue of audience reception as being a crucial component of your decision-making process , in terms of what type of language is used in a particular context ?
I am interested on how a site- specific project can improve the community ’ s ’ landscape approach and the viewer ’ s bodily experience . Through my work , I try to make emphasis on how the audience could discover , participate and interact , and how they could reflect about the surroundings and cultural context by having a new perception of their own place . At the same time , I also intent to raise questions such as What is the relationship between the natural environment with , sound , smell , taste , touch and vision ?. How do people perceive , experience , and respond to their own environment ? and How the project provides new visions and ways of thinking from sensorial experience ?.
Thanks a lot for your time and for sharing your thoughts , Ivan . Finally , would you like to tell us readers something about your future projects ? How do you see your work evolving ?
Nowadays I am working at the intersection of practice , teaching and research . Regarding to my practice , I am currently working on an applied research interest that is focused on searching for alternative artisticenvironmental strategies of responsible tourism in the Caribbean Coast of Mexico . A project supported by the Secretariat of Culture of Mexico . In addition to my practice , I have been teaching as a Professor of environmental design disciplines , including architecture , landscape and urban design as well as a professor of art disciplines including environmental art and installation .
Thanks !!!
An interview by Katherine Williams , curator and Josh Ryder , curator landescape @ europe . com