At the heart of Cecilia Paredes’ work lie photographic self-stagings situated at the intersection of performance, photography, and body art. Her works explore themes of migration, identity, and the relationship between nature and culture.
A hallmark of Paredes’ artistic practice is the visual strategy of camouflage: her own body becomes the canvas while simultaneously appearing to vanish into the pictorial space. This visual language transcends mere formal aesthetics; it weaves together biographical experiences, historical references, and cultural memories into a multi-layered visual poetics. Key elements include Peru’s colonial history, personal childhood memories, and a profound ecological awareness. Furthermore, an extended stay in Costa Rica during the late 1990s deepened her engagement with landscape, mythology, cosmology, and anthropology.
In the series *Animal of My Time*, Cecilia Paredes examines the transformation of the human body into animal forms. Through performative appropriation and photographic staging, she creates hybrid visual worlds that challenge anthropocentric perspectives. Her artistic practice is rooted in the intense observation of flora and fauna, from which she develops a visual language centered on empathy and resonance. The *Landscapes* series extends this principle of merging: set against ornately designed floral backgrounds, the artist’s body becomes nearly invisible. This visual dissolution of the body within the space can be interpreted as a metaphor for the migrant experience—where physical presence meets social invisibility. In doing so, Paredes articulates a subtle critique of the mechanisms governing cultural perception, belonging, and exclusion.
Another central motif of the exhibition is flight, a recurring theme throughout the artist’s body of work. Feathers and wings symbolize freedom, transformation, and resistance, while also referencing symbolic traditions within Peruvian cultural history.
With *A circular flight*, the Galerie der Stadt Tuttlingen offers a multifaceted approach to an oeuvre that translates questions of identity, belonging, and ecological responsibility into a striking visual language. The exhibition is the gallery’s contribution to the "Fairtrade City Tuttlingen" project and is made possible through the sponsorship of the company Aesculap.
At the heart of Cecilia Paredes’ work lie photographic self-stagings situated at the intersection of performance, photography, and body art. Her works explore themes of migration, identity, and the relationship between nature and culture.
A hallmark of Paredes’ artistic practice is the visual strategy of camouflage: her own body becomes the canvas while simultaneously appearing to vanish into the pictorial space. This visual language transcends mere formal aesthetics; it weaves together biographical experiences, historical references, and cultural memories into a multi-layered visual poetics. Key elements include Peru’s colonial history, personal childhood memories, and a profound ecological awareness. Furthermore, an extended stay in Costa Rica during the late 1990s deepened her engagement with landscape, mythology, cosmology, and anthropology.
In the series *Animal of My Time*, Cecilia Paredes examines the transformation of the human body into animal forms. Through performative appropriation and photographic staging, she creates hybrid visual worlds that challenge anthropocentric perspectives. Her artistic practice is rooted in the intense observation of flora and fauna, from which she develops a visual language centered on empathy and resonance. The *Landscapes* series extends this principle of merging: set against ornately designed floral backgrounds, the artist’s body becomes nearly invisible. This visual dissolution of the body within the space can be interpreted as a metaphor for the migrant experience—where physical presence meets social invisibility. In doing so, Paredes articulates a subtle critique of the mechanisms governing cultural perception, belonging, and exclusion.
Another central motif of the exhibition is flight, a recurring theme throughout the artist’s body of work. Feathers and wings symbolize freedom, transformation, and resistance, while also referencing symbolic traditions within Peruvian cultural history.
With *A circular flight*, the Galerie der Stadt Tuttlingen offers a multifaceted approach to an oeuvre that translates questions of identity, belonging, and ecological responsibility into a striking visual language. The exhibition is the gallery’s contribution to the "Fairtrade City Tuttlingen" project and is made possible through the sponsorship of the company Aesculap.
