Nayda Collazo-Llorens

Born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Nayda Collazo-Llorens is a visual artist engaged in an interdisciplinary practice incorporating multiple mediums and strategies. In her work, she examines the way we perceive and process information, dealing with concepts of navigation, memory, language, hyperconnectivity, and noise. Found materials, such as texts, images, maps, and objects are essential elements in her installation works, which are often site-specific and research-based. Collazo- Llorens has held numerous individual exhibitions including at LMAKgallery, NY; Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts, Grand Rapids, MI; Krasl Art Center, St. Joseph, MI; CSV Cultural Center, NY. Some of her site-specific installations include MACRO2NANO at New College of Florida, Sarasota, FL, 2017; Stranger Land, Arcus Center for Social Justice Leadership, Kalamazoo, MI, 2014-16; Pleasure, Fear and the Pursuit of Happiness, Miami Beach Botanical Garden and Bass Museum of Art, Miami Beach, FL, 2013; Revolú*tion, 3rd Poly/Graphic Triennial, San Juan, PR, 2012; and Reverb, Museo Universitario del Chopo, in Mexico City, 2012. Previous projects include a site-specific installation titled Reverberación at the Museum of Contemporary Art in San Juan, PR, 2010; ESCaperucita & Little Flying Hood, a multi-disciplinary project produced for the 10th Havana Biennial, Havana, Cuba, 2009.

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