Luis Enrique Zela-Koort

Lives and works in Lima, Peru

Artist statement

Luis Enrique Zela-Koort (1994) is a peruvian artist and researcher exploring biases ingrained in technological responses; they analyze ideological influences in science, mythology, and identity, examining the interplay between abstract forces and subjectivity creation. Their work merges digital tools and manual methods to conceptualize new worlds, using theory-fiction to destabilize binary modes of thought. Zela moves freely across media, blending organic and computational aesthetics to reveal the intimate connection between our bodies and the knowledge we produce. Their process articulates anecdotal, academic, and popular references, approaching art as a bridge between the intimate and the collective. Their work integrates techno-scientific resources to produce installative and autonomous compositions. These include painting and sculpture, in scenographic conjunction with sculptures in glass, ceramic, biological and industrial materials. They build realities where all forms of life can coexist, establishing fluid dynamics between bodies and concepts while bringing together sensual, scientific, and ceremonial elements. Although they work across a variety of different media, their practice is focused on recognizing the potential and agency of the objects and agents involved in each project. As such, Zela aims to examine the instrumentalization of essentialist discourses, and the power of effective characterizations of nature. Their work articulates notions of desire,...

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