Description

Catalogue of the exhibition Sandra Vásquez de la Horra. The Awakened Volcanoes , presented at Malba between April 10 and June 28, 2025.

This publication was produced to accompany the first solo exhibition in Argentina of Sandra Vásquez de la Horra (Viña del Mar, Chile, 1967). Organized by the Denver Art Museum, The volcanoes awake It offers a panoramic view of the artist's particular cosmology and research methods, among which drawing and the articulation between word and image to dislocate meanings stand out.

The sixth volume in the exhibition catalogue series launched by Malba in 2024, this book brings together a selection of over 150 reproductions of artworks—including drawings, paintings, prints, and video performances. The texts include a curatorial essay by Raphael Fonseca that explores the exhibition's major thematic areas, and another essay, specially commissioned for this volume, by Chilean researcher and critic Mariairis Flores Leiva, which analyzes La Horra's artistic trajectory, focusing on its various "particularities." In addition, Cecilia Vicuña's poem, Seres sin tierra (Beings Without Land ), is republished here, amplifying the resonances between the two artists. The fold-out dust jacket doubles as a poster featuring an image of the artwork. The High Priestess . 

“Vásquez de la Horra’s insistence on deepening the uses and knowledge of drawing is no accident. To address such intimate and existential themes as the celebration of life, the fear of death, transcendence, the polysemy of words, the cycles of nature, domesticity, and the absurdity and diversity of human bodies, is there any other language as generous, versatile, and with which almost anyone can establish some kind of relationship—even if it is one of displeasure—as drawing? (…) May Vásquez de la Horra’s work make us realize how the ancient technique of drawing continues to allow one to build a solid, inventive, and experimental career in the visual arts. We look at his images and surrender to their details. When it comes to desire, we are not afraid, if necessary, to plunge into the depths of a volcanic eruption.” —Raphael Fonseca.

Authors
María Amalia García
Raphael Fonseca
Mariairis Flores Leiva

Technical specifications
Published by: Malba
Year: 2025
Type: Exhibition catalog
Binding: Paperback
Dimensions: 24 x 17 cm
Weight: 560 gr
Language: Bilingual - Spanish / English
Pages: 208
ISBN: 978-631-90681-7-7