A spokesperson says---
"...De Tierra y Susurros, an exhibition of new paintings and sculptural reliefs by Hilda Palafox. In this powerful body of work, Palafox explores a metaphoric and visual language rooted in Latin American folklore and ecofeminist thought. With this series she reflects on humanity’s interdependence with the natural world. There will be an opening reception on Thursday, January 8 from 6-8pm. The artist will be present.
Rooted in the human condition, Palafox’s practice addresses themes of identity and resilience through a distinctly feminine lens. Her work unfolds as an inquiry into subjectivity and the body, balancing intimacy with monumentality. Exploring the tension between public grandeur and inner sensitivity, Palafox’s imagery resides between the invisible emotional landscape and its external, formal expression. There is an internal order in her painting, grounded in the solidity of pictorial space, the curvilinear rhythm of her lines, and a palette that creates atmospheres both familiar and otherworldly. Palafox reimagines everyday scenes as meditations on emotion and consciousness, weaving analogies between domestic life and the natural environment. Her figures, often rendered in ambiguous form, become metaphors for collective humanity, transcending gender while anchored in the feminine experience.
Taking its title from the Spanish phrase De Tierra y Susurros, which translates to Of Soil and Whispers, the exhibition unfolds as telluric poetry, a visual anthology in which the earth itself becomes both subject and voice, its warm, earthen tones evoking a landscape that speaks and sustains. With this body of work, Palafox draws inspiration from Latin American ecofeminist philosophy, which posits a spiritual and historical connection between women and the earth..."
