PEANA is pleased to present Forms Under The Influences, the first solo show of Julia Rometti with the gallery. The exhibition presents a narrative of space, where an heterogeneous collection of conditions, events, materials and speculations, all intertwined with the space itself, are envisaged as characters reenacting themselves, interplaying of shapes and evolving meanings. The forms are under the influences of a dialogue between them, playing with animistic relations, polymorphic speculations and other cryptic freedoms. The exhibition stages a contemplative uncertain reality that dilutes our western readings.
Concrete, sand, shells, fragments of shells, organs, tubes, rainwater drains, the underworld of an ancient lake, the same fabric of the previous show, 100% cotton, reflective aluminum foil, animal pattern, natural light filtered by the lovestone ivy, a grid, surfaces of projection, in the morning, black 100 % polyester, the space's perimeters equal to the performance area of the floor in artistic gymnastics, delimitation strips, bone color, original tiles, 4 zoomorphic feet, the unconscious collective porosity, the volcanic stone, mise en abyme, replica, lost wax casting, imitation, bronze, nylon ropes, black straps, artificial, chance, circles on the window, the trajectories of the evergreen climbing plant, artificial light, and balance beam.
Julia Rometti (b. 1975, Nice). Lives and works in CDMX, where she has made her home for over a decade, following a journey that led her through various diverse landscapes. This period of constant movement marked the genesis of her artistic practice, during which she has employed versatile mediums such as photography, film, and collages, as well as ready-made and found objects, to explore non-Western ontologies through the lenses of fiction and speculation. Under the name of the artistic duo Rometti Costales, she explored issues that encompass the human and the non-human, considering nature a space of political inscription. Julia Rometti's practice recognizes the conditions and materiality as having agency and capacity for intentional action that challenge anthropocentrism and traditional hierarchies, encouraging other perspectives on the world, where all entities are seen as active participants in shaping their environments and futures.
As a solo artist, Julia Rometti has actively participated in artistic events and exhibitions, including her residency at Gapado AiR Residency, Gapado, KR. She has had solo exhibitions at Museo Anahuacalli, CDMX, MX and PEANA, CDMX, MX. In 2024, she is scheduled to be part of a group exhibition with a new commissioned project at Museo Tamayo, CDMX, MX. During her collaboration with Rometti Costales, she engaged in exhibitions at influential institutions such as Museo Jumex and SAPS Sala de Arte Publico Siquieros in CDMX, MX; Museo de la Solidaridad Salvador Allende in Santiago, CL; Centro de Arte Dos de Mayo in Madrid, ESP; Centre d'art Contemporain la Synagogue de Delme, Delme, FR; Kunsthalle Basel, Basel, CHF; Casa del Lago in CDMX, MX; and Midway Contemporary Art in Minneapolis, US; among others. Their work was also featured in group shows at venues such as Kadist, San Francisco, US; Museo Amparo in Puebla, MX; Museo Tamayo in CDMX, MX; MAMM in Medellin, COL; Tabakalera in San Sebastian, ESP; SITElines in Santa Fe, US; the 12th Bienal de Cuenca in Cuenca, ECU; and CRAC Alsace in Alsace, FR.
