Mind Set Art Center is pleased to present the exhibitition “Fabric, Interior and Water”, displayed at gallery from January 7 to February 24, 2023. The exhibition is a continuation of Cruz’s 2021 exhibit “Tide Table” at the Kuandu Museum of Fine Arts, and it consists of her latest oil paintings as well as early sculptures. The artist explores through her works the key recurring motifs: water, house and textile. Water is the embodiment of disaster in Cruz’s works since her old house was often flooded. The frequent accidents have left visible marks of liquidation. It is as if they have been integrated into its construction and decoration and become a key element in the artist’s rendering of the house. Walter Benjamin once said, “To live is to leave traces”, which heavily resonates with Cruz’ approach to memories. The artist combs through her family stories and memories and has created an alternative space in which “water” becomes another dimension. Much like in Benjamin’s saying, Cruz has left on her canvases memories of migration, along with all the chaos and nostalgia that are embedded in every single object.
About Marina Cruz
Born in 1982, Marina Cruz graduated cum laude from the University of the Philippines College of Fine Arts. She has shown prominently in several exhibitions in Manila and internationally. In 2021, she presented Tide Table curated by Patrick Flores at Kuandu Museum of Fine Arts. In 2007, she won both the grand prize of the Philippine Art Awards and the Ateneo Art Awards which gave her the opportunity to attend a fellowship at La Trobe University’s Visual Arts Center in the same year. She was also awarded the Freeman Fellowship at the Vermont Studio Center in 2008, and the Thirteen Artists Award in 2012.
