Diana de Solares | A Garden of One's Own

December 3rd - February 20th, 2022

META Miami and Henrique Faria New York cordially invite you to join us for a private cocktail party on Friday, December 3rd, 2021 at 7 pm as we celebrate the opening of our forthcoming exhibition,

A Garden of One's Own by Diana de Solares.

The abstract nature of these works does not connect us to specific things in this world, and yet, the works have been created through careful attention to the daily movements of the world I inhabit. They are an exercise on multi-sensory perception of fleeting and almost imperceptible phenomena: the slow changes of temperature and colors throughout the day, the various ways in which light appears from sunrise to sundown, the presence of the air on skin and trees, the slow but steady climbing of creepers on the wall, the upward movement of new shoots in the cactuses and shrubs, the smell of damp herbs and flowers earth, the slow disintegration of clouds as they glide slowly in the sky… the setting in of night announcing both extinction and creation.

It is no coincide that I encountered poet David Whyte’s writings about the “conversational nature of reality” last year around the time I was creating my own personal garden outside my studio and both, the garden and the poetry summoned me to a new relationship with reality.

“Give up all the other worlds Except the one in which you belong” says he. 

This is my homage to the world that has molded me and that I, in turn, shape.

Diana de Solares 

Antigua, Guatemala, 2021

We look forward to celebrating with all of our friends and family during the long-anticipated return of Art Basel to Miami. To RSVP, please click the button below.

The exhibition will be open from December 3rd to February 25, 2022

Diana de Solares (Ciudad de Guatemala, 1952) studied architecture in the Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala, and later economy in the Universidad Francisco Marroquín. She also studied independently with Juan de Dios González and Daniel Schafer. In 1996 she won the Glifo de Oro prize at the X Bienal de Arte Paiz, Guatemala City. She also received a grant from the Rockefeller Foundation, Bellagio Center, Italy. Her works comprise mainly of sculptures, where she intends to make “provisional drawings in space.” She works primarily with objects and materials found in domestic environments and construction sites. Recent solo shows include Todas las cosas que crecen flotarán como partículas de polvo en el aire, Sol del Río, Guatemala (2021) The Corrections, The 9.99 Gallery, Guatemala City (2014); Project Room – PRESENTS 2: Alma Ruiz presents Diana de Solares, Josée Bienvenue Gallery, New York City (2014) En Tránsito, Sol del Río Arte Contemporáneo, Guatemala City (2013); and Prótesis, Piegatto Arte, Guatemala City (2013). Recent group shows include Dirty Geometry, Mana Contemporary, Miami (2014); The Eyes of the Skin, Bienal de Arte Paiz, Guatemala City (2014); Length x Width x Height, The 9.99 Gallery, Guatemala City (2014); Y… ¿entonces? The 9.99 Gallery, Guatemala (2013); and Existir en un estado de peligrosa distracción, Bienal de Arte Paiz, Guatemala City (2010). She currently lives and works in Guatemala City and Antigua.