Sandra Miranda Pattin
I primarily work in installation and performance, guided by the conviction that each project demands its own unique aesthetic articulation. For this reason, the core of my creative process begins with an active dialogue with the surroundings and context. My research is deeply rooted in the body as a site of transformation—a battleground where cultural impositions collide with personal beliefs. The body, for me, is where the undefined takes shape, emerging from the abstract realm of the mind to manifest in tangible form.
I carefully observe how the body responds to daily life and the shifting states of mind shaped by our environment. I am particularly drawn to its duality as both victim and cause of pain, a precarious equilibrium that reveals the interstitial space where my exploration resides. It is only when a thought passes through the body that it becomes real; in the mind, it remains susceptible to distortion. My artistic practice becomes a process of osmosis, a spontaneous passage through a membrane, from thought in all its abstraction to concrete form, restoring the possibility of re-signifying identity
Our bodies and their conditions are shaped by the cultural, social, and ideological frameworks that surround us, making the body itself the most honest political statement.
In other words, I appropriate the principle of ritual, this intrinsic human need to ritualize, as it enables us to root our connections, to mark life’s transitions, and to give truth—and physicality—to change, a continuous testimony of our existence.
As Darwin once said, “It is not the strongest species that survive, but the ones that adapt best.”
Born and raised in Colombia, I studied Fine Arts in Florence, Italy, I have exhibited extensively in Europe, China and South America with works ranging from perforation drawings to installations and, finally, performance, which has been my main area of research. I have participated in numerous individual and group exhibitions in museums, galleries, biennials and festivals. Host of the podcast Nuevas Curadurias (available in spotify) I have worked with curators such as Juan Xu with whom I was part of the feminist collective Bald Girls, as well as other curators like Marco Scotini, John Spike, Monika Bravo and Paco Barragan. I have written scripts for artistic documentaries, directed the production of multimedia, sound and performance projects. Winner of first prize in photography at the Mantua Chamber of Commerce and the nomination for the Sara Modiano Award and the COCA Art Prize. My works are part of public collections such as: Mantua Chamber of Commerce, Italy, Diart Contemporary Art Foundation, Sicily, Italy, Lisbon Museum in Barcelona, Spain, Colombian American Center, Bogota, Colombia, among others. I’m currently curator of Chiasso Perduto in Florence www.chiassoperduto.com advisor for ShengxinyuArt in China, director of Artists on the Map platform.
Former Head of International Projects Florence Biennale, where I curated the Career award for artists like Marina Abramovic, Shu Yong, Christo and Jeanne Claude among others. I have also worked as Artistic Consultant at the Zhengmou Art Museum, Qingdao, China, at Fabbrica Progetto, Gambettola and BB Sardinia project. I also co-founded ArtSEEN Journal and web TV channel Sillon 8. I’m currently living between Colombia and Italy.