Cuban artist Claribel Calderius recently welcomed to her studio in Mérida Leonardo Rodríguez, collector and director of the Museum of Contemporary Art of the Americas; Ivonne Ferrer, artist and deputy director of MoCAA; and David Mateo, art critic, curator and representative of the Florida museum in Mexico.
Claribel showed the visitors a representative group of works made in recent years and discussed the technical and conceptual aspects she has been interested in developing through them. The artist also engaged in an interesting and pleasant conversation with Leonardo Rodríguez about the symbolic elements drawn from Afro Cuban cultures that she incorporates into her pieces. Rodríguez, who is knowledgeable about this heritage, shared his own views and interpretations.
Claribel Calderius (Havana, 1986) is a Cuban artist whose work is characterized by a strong autobiographical and confessional component, as well as by the use of various media, including embroidery, drawing, painting, sculpture, photography, installation and video. Her production addresses themes such as memory, identity, affections, abandonment and the female experience, frequently incorporating references to spirituality and the Afro Cuban imaginary. Since 2020 she has lived in Mérida, Yucatán, where she continues to develop her artistic practice.
