MYSTICAL AND SACRED WATER: ANA GONZÁLEZ AT LA COMETA
Ana González (Bogotá, Colombia, 1974) explores the significance of water as a medium, an environment, and a sacred entity in Llovizna, her solo exhibition at La Cometa’s Madrid venue. Rooted in the Muisca culture’s reverence for water as an integral part of sacred land, this element becomes the symbolic core of her exhibition. Through it, the artist reflects on its spiritual value while also exposing the harsh reality of the Bogotá River, using symbolism to prompt a deeper awareness of environmental degradation.
A series of paintings featuring native flora—painted and then partially erased—represent the life of the páramo, a space of purity and mysticism, almost untouched, yet inevitably affected by the river’s flow. In contrast, the exhibition introduces imagined landscapes created by layering photographic transfers onto canvases, resulting in unreal yet equally striking and symbolic compositions.
This interplay fosters a dialogue on human impact, the tension between the material and the spiritual, and the profound consequences of our interference with nature. Textile pieces and canvases frame these reflections, inviting us to reconsider our gestures and actions in the face of an ecosystem on the brink.
Llovizna is on view until April 25 at La Cometa, San Lorenzo 11, Madrid (Spain).
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