Juana Guaraglia

A merry-go-round, the zero, the circle
Imbricated
You continue me
I am you
Now we are in the work: I molded thousands of tiles for both of us
(you stop at one in particular, so very small)
We are present
We escaped the appetite of emptiness
I jumped and you jump from one fragment to another. We stopped dealing with the mind. The psyche is something else. It unfolds like a rhizome and weaves its weft.
It abandons itself
It rests in the maniac expression of the other
In the mystery of the othe, it rests from itself
Shape, color and shape, color and shape. And more color
My resistance as a nutrient. Your look gives it and takes away its meaning. Weakens it and sets it free
I space in your matter
The contrast is the beat. It is the breath. Our breath of power. Our sensual intimacy
Now we drink coffee
We tell each other the cuitas* in the kitchen (lots of laughter and shadows and nothing to feign)
No fear
No end
You sublimate me and take me

Cuitas: Popular term to speak of afflictions and longings. Of uncertain origin, possibly Nahuatl or Quechua, used in northern Argentina and gradly replicated by Juana´s mother

Visual artist and self-taught writer.
I am the daughter of the surrealist poet María Meleck Vivanco. As a child, I participated in the bohemian scene by editing my first book, "Puerto de aves vanas", at the age of 12.
In adolescence, I attended the workshop of the Argentine muralist Demetrio Urruchúa.
During the following decades, I wrote novels, short stories and essays, while developing myself in the production of cultural events.
In 2012, I studied the mosaic technique at Sara Venturino´s Workshop in Montevideo.
In 2013, I perfected the Ravenna technique in Elisa Simoni and Daniele Strada´s laboratory in Italy.
From 2014 to 2017, I attended "History of Art" by Miguel Battegazzore.
In 2014 and 2015, I was part of the International Program for Artist SISMO, directed by the curator Daniel Fischer.
Since 2015, I have been attending Solange Krasinsky´s painting and mixed media workshop.
In 2018, I started training at the Fundación Arte Contemporáneo.

Individual exhibitions and awards

2019. Individual Exhibition. Museo Mazzoni. Uruguay.
2017. Project and direction of a collective mural for "Galas del Río". Entre Ríos. Argentina.
2016. Individual exhibition. Dalarna Cultural Space.
2015. I represented Uruguay at the International Mosaic Biennial in Ravenna, Italy.
2014. Individual exhibition. Museo del Azulejo "Proyecto Perspectiva" (Perspective Project).
2014. Individual exhibition at Espacio Escarlata gallery in Buenos Aires.
2014. First prize in the National Mosaic Contest of Argentina.
2014. Individual exhibition. Galpón del Molino. Garzón. Uruguay.

Collective exhibitions

2018. Collective exhibition "Para todes, tode". Centro Cultural de la Memoria Haroldo Conti.
2018. Action for 8M "Ellas por ellas" with Teresa Puppo and María Mascaró at Fundación Kavlin. Uruguay.
2017. Participated in the National Mosaic Hall in Montevideo.
2015. Representation of Uruguay at the Ravenna International Mosaic Festival, Italy.
2015. Exhibition with Verónica Artagaveitia at Espacio Cultural Dalarna. Uruguay.
2014. The Bohemian Gallery/ Imperial Art Gallery. Punta del Este.
2014. Meeting of Latin American artist Art Experience Tour. Curator Diana Saiegh.