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A Cultural Compass
For the World Traveler
A Cultural Compass
For the World Traveler

Lorenza Panero: The Garden

Lorenza Panero, Ribera Luminosa, 2006.

July 23 – Sept 3, 2022
451 N. La Cienega Blvd. Los Angeles CA, 90048

“I see nature as a metaphor for fragility,” says the multidisciplinary Columbian-American artist Lorenza Panero. “I am always trying to make visible this vulnerability, this weakness of life.” Panero does not use cameras or negatives. Instead, she has developed a new photographic technique called “luminography.” She lays material over photographic paper and exposes it to light, capturing colorful phantom-like impressions that resemble delicate X-ray images, or micrographs of remarkable specimens. By manipulating light, Panero explores what is real and imaginary, past and present. This 13-piece exhibition uses photography, luminography, and spatial sequencing; its centerpiece is Ribera Luminosa (Luminous River), a radiant floor piece made with tempered glass. —Nyla Gilstrap

Photo: Josh White