Sofía Salazar Rosales

Sophie Salazar Rosales chooses objects and materials for her sculptures for their social, economic and political connotations and their ability to resonate in a critique of the imperatives of productivity, commodification and globalisation that have usurped both materials and skills. Through a range of processes that enhance their material quality, the artist focuses on the physical and emotional weight of these objects and their ability to withstand the effects of social injustice and colonial erasure. She sees her pieces as spaces of reconciliation, and maintains a particularly affectionate relationship with her sculptures; she writes letters full of gentle tenderness to them.