Deanna Barahona
American, 1997-

Sonia, 2023
Mixed media,inkjet print, acrylic on ceramic tile, grout, wood

Courtesy of the artist and Ever Velasquez
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Deanna Barahona in front of her artwork, Los Angeles, 2023.

COMMENTS

My work centers my lived experiences, identity, and personal objects in intimate and domestic spaces through the creation of sculpture, installation, and photography. I look at the homes I grew up in and their objects that shape these interiors, specifically the characteristics within the Latin-American diaspora. I am interested in the colored walls, cartoon plushies, written letters, and the abundance of archives and heirlooms that have been passed down and exchanged across households. I pay attention to the detailed forms of decoration that unite Southern California homes with the ones my family migrated from. I see ornaments collected as a means to heal and fill voids created by distance, separation, and time. My practice works through themes of collection, obsession, familial kinship, and symbolic expressions of love and romance.

- Artist statement from her website deannabarahona.com