Alejandra Gonzalez Soca

I view my practice as an ongoing process where I include a vast inventory of objects, images, stories and other inventions I revisit time and time again. I use layering, blurry images and a certain formal sensuousness to create an immersive experience offering access from different interaction levels for every individual. My artwork often includes pieces I collect from flea markets and family and community archives. Thus, individual and collective searches are an essential part of the process. I propose a strategy of hybridisation and disruption that invites questions about the limitations we face in everyday life. My work therefore explores the ways in which we are affected and transformed by external factors and impulses, and the interrelation between a personal conscience and the collective perception.

BIO
Born in Maldonado in 1973, Alejandra González Soca currently lives and works in Montevideo, Uruguay. Visual artist, educator and psychologist, she develops her work through several mediums, integrating different formats - installation, objects, drawing, photography and video - from site-specific projects to intervention. Bachelor‘s degree in Visual Arts, University of the Republic and Bachelor‘s degree in Psychology, Catholic University of Uruguay. Her work has been exhibited in Uruguay and abroad, including the National Museum of Visual Arts (MNAV), Contemporary Art Space (EAC), the Exhibition Center SUBTE (Montevideo), Cultural Center Kavlin (Punta del Este), Cultural Center of the Republic the Cabildo (Asunción), Art Space, University of Lanús (Buenos Aires), Casa del Risco Museum (México city) and the Salvador Allende Memorial House (Havana), among others. González Soca received several recognitions, such as a fellowship for creation “Justino Zavala Muniz”, Ministry of Culture of Uruguay (MEC); Funds for Culture program of Uruguay’s Ministry of Education and Culture and the Sponsorship Bicentennial Commission Uruguay, all through an open competition. She was selected for the 55th and 56th National Visual Arts Prize, Urugua...