Exhibitions

La Fuente de la vida en los años luz

The exhibition, titled “La fuente de la vida a través de los años luz“, addresses a recurring theme in Yandy Graffer’s current production: the evolution of life and the human race from her perspective. A series of symbolic elements ranging from seeds to cartoon characters, fish and even fruit, are used to communicate a spiritual reflection on the evolution of life.

Some of the key elements are references to Yandy’s cultural roots and life experience. The influence of Latin American culture plays an important role as a way to represent her ancestral origins, as well as the presence of water and sea life, which refer to her relationship with her grandfather, who worked at sea.

The importance of color and its strong contrast connects us directly to the Chicha posters, a design style synonymous with the streets of Lima. However, his influences extend further than the capital. “In Lima, in Cuzco, in the mountains of Peru and in the Amazon, there is a great diversity of cultures.” Since moving to Lyon, France, the influence of Central American culture on his work has continued to evolve, albeit in more subtle ways.

The subject of biogenesis is directly related to his personal evolution: “It is directly related to the birth of my daughter in 2017. From there, I decided to create a character in this new dimension in which everything levitates, where earth, air and water mix.” “That’s when I started to study the concept of evolution and that led me to investigate Japanese characters and their background, to try to give them a spiritual meaning.” Similarly, the incorporation of Japanese cartoon characters into his work brings a pop component to his creations that ends up also engaging us in an introspection about our own childhood and evolution.