{"title":"Ada Del Pilar","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0609\/4215\/5907\/files\/Artist_Profile_Photo.jpg?v=1782341703\" alt=\"\" width=\"287\" height=\"407\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eB. 1995 - Puerto Rico\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAda del Pilar Ortiz is a multidisciplinary artist. She obtained a BFA with a\u003cbr\u003econcentration in Painting from the School of Fine Arts and Design of Puerto\u003cbr\u003eRico in 2018. Her work has been presented individually and collectively in\u003cbr\u003espaces such as the Penland Gallery (NC), Casa Quién (RD), El Kilómetro Gallery\u003cbr\u003e(PR), Embajada Gallery (PR), the Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Puerto Rico,\u003cbr\u003eMuseo de Arte de Puerto Rico, Museo de Arte y Diseño de Miramar, Katherine\u003cbr\u003eE. Nash Gallery (MN), among others. She has participated in residencies\u003cbr\u003eincluding The Studios at MASS MoCA, Puerto Rico Artist Fellowship (2023),\u003cbr\u003ePenland School of Crafts Winter Residency (2024), Proyecto Casitas Artistas\u003cbr\u003eResidentes del Municipio de Bayamón (2022 - 2025) and The David Rockefeller\u003cbr\u003eCreative Arts Center residency - Pocantico Prize (2025). Her work has been\u003cbr\u003ecommissioned by ArteYUNQUE: Cohort \"Ensayos para la Naturaleza\" (2024 -\u003cbr\u003e2025) and the Museum of Contemporary Art of Puerto Rico under the \"MAC en\u003cbr\u003eel Barrio\" program. Ada’s work has been supported by the Foundation for\u003cbr\u003eContemporary Arts, CATAPULT: \"A Caribbean Arts Grant\" programme and\u003cbr\u003e\"Máquina Simple\" - Beta Local grant from the Regional Regranting Program of\u003cbr\u003eThe Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. She currently lives and works\u003cbr\u003ein Ponce, Puerto Rico\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eARTIST STATEMENT:\u003cbr\u003eI am a multidisciplinary artist whose practice explores the architectural\u003cbr\u003econdition, the meaning of home, and the remnants of built space through\u003cbr\u003etheir intimate relationship with memory. I approach processes that allow\u003cbr\u003eme to \"re-materialize\" the experiences we have with places and objects,\u003cbr\u003eengaging directly with physical locations or their documentation to\u003cbr\u003eextract and reinterpret architectural fragments that bear witness to the\u003cbr\u003elayered historical narratives woven into their facades.\u003cbr\u003eI am particularly drawn to the architectural heritage of Puerto Rico and\u003cbr\u003ethe Caribbean, where I carefully study and recreate ornamental\u003cbr\u003eelements from houses, facades, fences, balconies, and other sites as an\u003cbr\u003einvestigation on identity. Through experimental casting processes and\u003cbr\u003ethe use of alternative materials, I transform these architectural details\u003cbr\u003einto sculptures and installations that possess a tactile, almost corporeal\u003cbr\u003equality, reflecting the human experience of dwelling and its ties to\u003cbr\u003ememory.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eMy work examines the delicate tension between presence and absence,\u003cbr\u003epermanence and impermanence, revealing the traces left behind by\u003cbr\u003etime, human presence, and displacement. By translating architectural\u003cbr\u003efragments into new material forms, I call attention to the fragility of\u003cbr\u003ememory and the vulnerability of cultural heritage in the face of neglect,\u003cbr\u003eenvironmental forces, and sociopolitical change. My practice functions\u003cbr\u003esimultaneously as an act of preservation and a meditation on loss,\u003cbr\u003einviting viewers to consider how architecture shapes not only the spaces\u003cbr\u003ewe inhabit, but also the emotional and historical landscapes we carry\u003cbr\u003ewithin us.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","products":[],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0609\/4215\/5907\/collections\/Artist_Profile_Photo.jpg?v=1782341781","url":"https:\/\/mustiqueart.com\/collections\/ada-del-pilar.oembed","provider":"Mustiqe Caribbean Contemporary Art Show","version":"1.0","type":"link"}