Works by Alfredo Ramírez Raymond
in collaboration with Rafaela Armendaris, Karin Iturralde and Lucas Neira
curated by juniin
Saturday, May 6, 2023 (opening reception 6-9pm) – August 26, 2023
304 w Crest Ave, Tampa, FL 33603
This exhibition is Ecuadorian artist Alfredo Ramírez Raymond’s public debut of a project that positions his multi-generational family tradition in metalworking as an informal collaborative practice to co-create with three other artists– Rafaela Armendaris, Lucas Neira, and Karin Iturralde.
Whether its identity, ecology, economy, or art, Alfredo’s practice responds to ‘hard’ concepts and established infrastructures with questions usually asked in design practices, use of resources and its socio-material impact. Alfredo’s future-building oeuvre is filled with gratitude and care towards his collaborators, living and dead.
Alfredo Ramírez Raymond: AN ANGLE GRINDER GRINDS IN THE BACKGROUND, Works by Alfredo Ramírez Raymond in collaboration with Rafaela Armendaris, Karin Iturralde and Lucas Neira
“A” / Alfredo Ramírez Raymond and Karin Iturralde / Mechanized nickel and copper alloy from a USD half-dollar coin and one USD dime, plaster, galvanized steel screw, wire / 2023
“Orejita con arete (Little ear with earring)” / Alfredo Ramírez Raymond and Karin Iturralde / Six threaded USD pennies, mechanized nickel and copper alloy from a USD half-dollar coin, USD dollar coin, USD quarter, USD dime, USD penny, rearview mirror, metal rod, hardware / 2023
“El acero en reposo se siente friecito (Resting metal feels cold-ish)” / Alfredo Ramírez Raymond and Karin Iturralde / Mechanized nickel and copper alloy from two USD dimes, Alf’s 7-year-old workshop shirt, colored thread, galvanized square tube from Alf’s workshop, hardware / 2023
“K” / Alfredo Ramírez Raymond and Karin Iturralde / Mechanized nickel and copper alloy from two USD half-dollar coins, plaster, galvanized steel screw, wire / 2023“Maria Fierrito” / Alfredo Ramírez Raymond and Karin Iturralde / Mechanized nickel and copper alloy from an Ecuadorian half-dollar coin, two USD half-dollar coins, plaster, galvanized steel screw, wire / 2023
“No somos tan ancestrales (We are not that ancestral)” / Alfredo Ramírez Raymond and Rafaela Armendaris Parducci / AISI 1018 Carbon Steel, 304 stainless steel rods, stainless steel hardware, bronze hardware, metal cable, replica of archeological artifacts of the Chorrera Culture discovered by Rafaela’s grand aunt, Resfa Parducci / 2022
“Para los papás que nos llevaban al karting (For the fathers who used to take us to see kart races)” / Alfredo Ramírez Raymond and Lucas Neira / AISI 1018 Carbon Steel, used copper plate from welding machine, mild steel plate, ratchet straps, stainless steel hardware, motor oil / 2022
