Description
For several months now, Ampparito has been playing with mirrors and statues. Using light and the reflection of the sun, he tries to make certain parts of objects disappear in the city. During the festival, he orchestrated several trials in different locations, with the help of our team, passers-by and schoolchildren. Everyone was invited to move the 80 mirrors to converge on a point given by the artist to test this new project. In the end, the light didn’t make the statues disappear, but created other effects and new perspectives to explore, until the next trial.
Action
Bien Urbain 11
2 weeks : June 9 to 25, 2023
27 invited artists : ABCDEF (DE) // Ama Split & Riky Kiwy (FR, IT) // Ampparito (ES) // Camille Bondon (FR) // Charlotte Beltzung (FR) // Christina Kubisch (DE) // Clown (FR) // Doa Oa (ES) // Dima Mykytenko (UKR) // Ella & Pitr (FR) // JOUBe (FR) // Ju Hyun LEE (KR) // Justine Caoudal (FR) // Lou Amoros Augustin (FR) // Mary et Jiem (FR) // Mujo Atelier (FR) // MZM Projects (UKR) // le collectif Ne Rougissez Pas (FR) // Red (FR) // Saturn (FR) // Simone Découpe (FR) // Vilx (FR)
Biographie
Ampparito (1991) is a Spanish artist who graduated in Fine Art from the Complutense University of Madrid in 2014. After graduating, he lived in London, where he worked for an advertising agency. There, he began his mural painting practice.
Ampparito is known for his artistic work with everyday objects, such as matches, street furniture and children’s toys. He often represents these objects in his creations, giving them a new and unexpected meaning.
He is a frequent guest at urban art festivals around the world.
Crédits
Anabelle Michon, Ampparito