Talking Points: Lucia Hierro
How can sculpture be used to tell stories about people and places?
Lucia Hierro creates what she calls “soft sculptures.” Her process involves walking through her neighbourhood, observing what people are buying and talking about, as well as exploring the internet and digitally printing images she finds interesting onto fabric. She then collages these pieces together, blurring the lines between photography and sculpture and creating narratives between the different cultures that make up society.
Use the videos and images below, then explore the questions to begin a discussion about Lucia Hierro’s work.
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Lucia Hierro
Lucia Hierro is a Dominican American artist who fuses photography and sculpture to explore identity, community and consumer culture.
Lucia is curious about objects, their histories and the identities that are associated with them.
Find more images of Lucia’s work on her website.
Watch the videos below to find out more about her work.
Explore how Lucia Hierro brings food and culture into a collaboration with Adidas.
Watch this interview with Lucia Hierro exploring where sculpture and photography lines blur.
Marginal Costs Mural & Casita 2021 Digital Print on Cotton Fitted Sheets, Upholstered Twin Mattress 39 x 76 x 5
Mondeo para Baby Chowder 1, 2019 Poly-organdy, Felt and Foam, Digital Print on Brushed Nylon 42 x 57 x 5 inc
Questions to Ask Children
Describe what you can see.
How do the colours in the installations make you feel?
How does her work make you feel?
How would it feel to be in that space, interacting with the sculptures?
This Talking Points Is Used In...
using sketchbooks to make visual notes
Show me what you see
