DENTRO DEL OJO DE UN BICHO

Inside the eye of a bug seeks to explore the change of visual perception; through the use of materials and geometric games that distort the relationship of the eyes with reality. The mask consists of a game of similarities with bees, on the one hand, it presents a visual kaleidoscope that cuts the visual freedom of the user. On the other hand, it transforms the image of the wearer into a giant insect eye or the terrible circumstance of being trapped in a honeycomb. It is made of layers of cardboard that isolate sound and alter the sense of hearing and are organized in a way that allows to see what is happening around but altering reality or the perception of reality.

Created in 2023.

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Alejandra Méndez is an architect, holds a Master's degree in Scenography from the University of Østfold in Norway and is a PhD student in History at the University of Costa Rica. As a designer, she works using architecture, interaction and the use of technology to explore scales, proportions and design in the artistic development of spaces. She has developed projects in Norway, Switzerland and Costa Rica.

She received the New Graduate Artist Fellowship from the Norwegian Ministry of Art (Kulturrådet) in 2018. She attended the 2019 International Summer Program at the Watermill Center by Robert Wilson. She teaches at the School of Architecture at the University of Costa Rica and does set design and art projects in her spare time. She has an affinity for extreme places, so she has visited northern Norway (Vardø) and southern Chile (Tierra del Fuego).