Mariana Bolaños Inclán

CERAMICS

May 1

BIO

I am a Mexican sculptor based in Tkaronto. My body of work is based on the stories of where I come from and who I am as a woman and as an immigrant. I use references to pre-hispanic symbols and Mexican popular culture to represent these stories in figurative sculptures. Focusing on art with a social purpose, I work as a facilitator in community programs with children, women and newcomers around Tkaronto and the GTA.

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CAPSTONE PROJECT

FROM SEEDS

We come from nature, from el maíz. Like seeds buried in the ground, the missing and murdered women in Canada and Mexico emerge to bring life. Nature’s cycles of life and death are symbols of resilience. I make my work with a voice that speaks about injustice and pain, but also endurance and power; here, I am able to convey the stories of where I come from and who I am as a woman and as an immigrant. My experience with ceramics began in Mexico extracting clay directly from nature. Drawing on these memories has made the language of the raw material important in my work. Paying close attention to the roundness of the form, the malleability of clay and the building of textures on the surface, my work alludes to life and fertility.

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