Galerie Philia has produced an exhibition that includes Latin American designers known as Montesino throughout the base of a statue of a neighborhood friar in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
Eleven designers from Dominican Republic and completely different Central and South American international locations offered their work as a part of the nation’s design week, which returned for the primary time since 2019.
The showcase was positioned within the Monumento a Fray Antonio de Montesino, a large statue of a Dominican friar given to the nation as a present by Mexico.
Sculptural works and furnishings have been organized contained in the plinth of the statue, a multi-floor construction made from stone and concrete with a big oculus in its centre.
“The Monumento a Fray Antonio de Montesino, erected to commemorate Antonio Montesino and his noble defence of the natives’ dignity and freedoms, bears the burden of this multi-secular heritage,” Galerie Philia founder Ygaël Attali advised Dezeen.
“To exhibit a number of works by Latino-American artists on this atmosphere is a testomony to this complicated heritage and its interpretation by expert modern artists and designers.”
Openings on the edges of the house open up the stone-and-concrete inside to the views of palm timber and the ocean, situating the work in a tropical context.
“To have a good time the historic ties between Mexico and the Dominican Republic, particularly their richness and cultural variety, Montesino foregrounds works by native designers who’re dedicated to preserving their nation’s artisanal heritage,” stated Galerie Philia.
To emphasize this connection, the gallery chosen works by designers from each international locations that utilise craft traditions, together with work from native stoneware workshop Casa Alfarera and the furnishings of Mexican studio Comité de Proyectos, whose wooden piece with woven components was impressed by the “indigenous ladies of Chiapas”.
Mexican designer Andrés Monnier, who lately showcased work at Galerie Philia’s Mexico Metropolis outpost, offered a sequence of stone items.
Different Mexicans included within the showcase have been design studio ACOOCOORO with a sculptural chair and Manu Bañó, who offered furnishings items in copper.
Designers from South America have been additionally included, resembling Peru-based Estudio Raffreyre, with a large-scale woven compositional rug and Argentine Ries Estudio, with travertine stools.
“With this exhibition, we hope to supply a compelling perception into the intense magnificence, intricacies and richness behind the craft and cultural heritage that emerges from Mexico, the Dominican Republic, the Caribbeans and Latin America, celebrating this fascinating mix of cultures throughout the world of design,” stated Attali.
Galerie Philia has areas in Geneva, New York and Singapore, and has lately been extra lively in Latin America, organising a present in Mexico Metropolis that showcased the work of Pilar Zeta and Andrés Monnier.
Final yr, the gallery additionally placed on a present in Paris that exhibited the olive wooden furnishings by designers Antoine Behaghel and Alexis Foiny that have been based mostly utterly on the drawings of kids.
Montesino was on present in Santo Domingo from 13 to 19 March as a part of the Dominican Republic’s Design Week. For extra occasions, talks and installations in structure and design go to Dezeen’s Occasions Information.
The images is by Maison Mouton Noir, courtesy of Galerie Philia
