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Ayer fue Hier/Yesterday was Yesterday (2023-2024)
Ayer fue Hier/Yesterday was Yesterday (2023-2024)

Performance

Ayer fue Hier/Yesterday was Yesterday (2023-2024)

This video documents my performance Ayer fue Hier (Yesterday was Yesterday). I stand before a white wall in a dimly lit room, scribbling the hours of a clock—though the clock itself does not exist; it is merely a projection cast onto the wall. I... More

I, Me, Myself: Drying the Wet Sand, Nostalgia, and the “Sandy” City
I, Me, Myself: Drying the Wet Sand, Nostalgia, and the “Sandy” City

Video

I, Me, Myself: Drying the Wet Sand, Nostalgia, and the “Sandy” City

In exploring my identity, I incorporated a family heirloom—an autograph book that belonged to my late mother. In this video I blow sand to uncover the hidden book, which I brought with me from the “sandy” city to Turtle Island, marking the 30th... More

Imagen 51
Imagen 51

Drawing

Imagen 51

This work is an abstract, predominantly linear composition executed on paper. The Indian ink lines are rendered over a subtle fumage background, creating a layered interplay between the exactness of the lines and the almost invisible shadows.

La Cave (2023)
La Cave (2023)

Other

La Cave (2023)

This video documents a site-specific installation created with materials sourced from the Charente region of France. At its center lies an aged tree stump, its weathered surface is the quiet witness of time. Based on the diameter I estimate this... More

Nostalgia: Nobody Asked Me
Nostalgia: Nobody Asked Me

Sculpture

Nostalgia: Nobody Asked Me

The work is a found wood chair from the 1950s. I covered the chair in soil, and there are about 80 bits of chopped keys buried on the seat, backrest and legs. Chopping the keys with a metal cutter was a manual intensive and repetitive labour. Had... More

Temps riche, temps pauvre/Time Rich, Time Poor (2024)
Temps riche, temps pauvre/Time Rich, Time Poor (2024)

Other

Temps riche, temps pauvre/Time Rich, Time Poor (2024)

This video documents an intervention carried out in the summer of 2024 at the salt flats of Galerazamba, located in the Atlantic region of Colombia. In northern Colombia, the rainy season—or winter—coincides with the Canadian summer. During this... More

Untitled
Untitled

Installation

Untitled

This installation is arranged on the floor. At its center lies a worn, off-white corset positioned between the disassembled parts of two chairs—one on the left and one on the right. The corset has two sets of lacings: on the right, a white lace is... More

Untitled
Untitled

Other

Untitled

The central focus is a fragmented image of a woman's head and shoulders, lying horizontally across the frame and facing down. The dark brown hair is voluminous and braided. Delicate earrings with a small pearl adorn the ear. Gray clouds are behind... More

Yellow, Blue and Red: Identity and Stigma, a Collective Identity in Crisis
Yellow, Blue and Red: Identity and Stigma, a Collective Identity in Crisis

Installation

Yellow, Blue and Red: Identity and Stigma, a Collective Identity in Crisis

The current tensions between the U.S. and my adopted country, Canada, triggered memories—though for different reasons—of the war on illicit drugs between the U.S. and Colombia, my homeland. The primary audience for this installation is the... More

Work by

Zoraida Anaya

Sculpture, Installation

“Incomplete: We Feel.Imperfect: We Are.Isolated: We Experience.”