Aida A. Urbina

I Passed This Way Once

The Artist

Aida Urbina, 30-year-old visual artist with nine years of experience, originally from and currently reside in Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico. My artistic practice is deeply influenced by the territory I inhabit and traverse. My creative process begins with walking: the everyday experience of moving from one place to another becomes a working methodology that opens the way to observation, documentation, and investigation of the environment. Throughout my work, I have explored themes related to the idea of refuge, protection, and the construction of ephemeral nests in public space, as a way to navigate the territory and question the human dynamics of shelter that unfold within Tijuana’s urban landscape. Likewise, my work encompasses painting, sculpture, assemblage, installation, and mixed media, emphasizing the material’s memory and its relationship to place.

Aida A. Urbina

The Project

 “I Passed This Way Once”: a series of 10 large-format expanded paintings, created on canvas and installed in public spaces. The work will be based on the observations and experiences I gathered during my walks through downtown Tijuana. I aim to create a kind of visual chronicle of the area using everyday elements that are part of its landscape: graffiti, “for rent” signs, cardboard boxes discarded by businesses, and the temporary shelters that appear on the streets. The project seeks to extend beyond the traditional exhibition space. The pieces will be presented in various public spaces and, whenever possible, in the very locations that served as the inspiration for their creation. Through activities and actions linked to the work’s discourse, I seek to foster encounters with the community and temporarily activate these spaces. The work would thus function as a bridge between the journey, the territory, and its inhabitants, allowing the process of observation to become a collective experience.

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