La Distancia
October 29, 2022 - January 6, 2023
ENGAGE Projects is pleased to present La Distancia, a solo exhibition by Edra Soto.
ENGAGE Projects is excited to announce La Distancia, our upcoming solo show by buzzing Chicago artist Edra Soto. Elaborating on her series GRAFT, Soto will intermingle the aesthetic languages of Puerto Rican visual culture and American architecture in the gallery. Born in Cupey, San Juan, Puerto Rico, Soto migrated to the United States bringing her cultural heritage with her. Extracted from a Yolandita Monge song written by Anthony Rios in 1983, the title La Distancia refers to the pain and sorrow of love from a distance—a sentiment close to the Puerto Rican diaspora. Soto reckons with the United States’ relationship with Puerto Rico and its history of colonialism during her frequent commutes from her childhood home in Cupey to her mother’s home in Paraíso Dorado. La Distancia is a visual journey through the grief and joy of migration, a nod to home, and a gesture to create space here in the United States.
Untitled, 2022
mixed mediums
24 x 19 in 61 x 48.3 cm
mixed mediums
24 x 19 in 61 x 48.3 cm
Untitled, 2022
mixed mediums
24 x 19 in 61 x 48.3 cm
mixed mediums
24 x 19 in 61 x 48.3 cm
Untitled, 2022
mixed mediums
19 x 15 in 48.3 x 38 cm
mixed mediums
19 x 15 in 48.3 x 38 cm
Untitled, 2022
mixed mediums
29 x 24 in 73.7 x 61 cm
mixed mediums
29 x 24 in 73.7 x 61 cm
Dos Cuerpos, 2022
latex paint, mixed mediums
latex paint, mixed mediums
Dos Cuerpos, 2022
latex paint, mixed mediums
latex paint, mixed mediums
Dos Cuerpos 18, 2022
latex paint, mixed mediums
35 x 23 in 89 x 58.4 cm
latex paint, mixed mediums
35 x 23 in 89 x 58.4 cm
Dos Cuerpos 19, 2022
latex paint, mixed mediums
35 x 23 in 89 x 58.4 cm
latex paint, mixed mediums
35 x 23 in 89 x 58.4 cm
Dos Cuerpos 17, 2022
latex paint, mixed mediums
24 x 18 in 61 x 45.7 cm
latex paint, mixed mediums
24 x 18 in 61 x 45.7 cm
Dos Cuerpos 15, 2022
latex paint, mixed mediums
24 x 18 in 61 x 45.7 cm
latex paint, mixed mediums
24 x 18 in 61 x 45.7 cm
Dos Cuerpos 13, 2022
latex paint, mixed mediums
24 x 18 in 61 x 45.7 cm
latex paint, mixed mediums
24 x 18 in 61 x 45.7 cm
Dos Cuerpos 14, 2022
latex paint, mixed mediums
24 x 18 in 61 x 45.7 cm
latex paint, mixed mediums
24 x 18 in 61 x 45.7 cm
Dos Cuerpos 16, 2022
latex paint, mixed mediums
24 x 18 in 61 x 45.7 cm
latex paint, mixed mediums
24 x 18 in 61 x 45.7 cm
Dos Cuerpos 12, 2022
latex paint, mixed mediums
30 x 22 in 76.2 x 55.9 cm
latex paint, mixed mediums
30 x 22 in 76.2 x 55.9 cm
Dos Cuerpos 11, 2022
latex paint, mixed mediums
24 x 18 in 61 x 45.7 cm
latex paint, mixed mediums
24 x 18 in 61 x 45.7 cm
Graft (parada de guagua), 2022
plywood, mdf, latex paint, commercial banner
plywood, mdf, latex paint, commercial banner