Statement
Luis Chenche's practice confronts the agonizing gestures of spaces and elements undergoing a liminal crisis of disappearance. Through a creative process, he seeks to reconcile aspects of everyday life that are directly related to the visual resources of architecture. This is how drawing becomes the central medium of his research, a space for reflection where his hand documents, interprets, and reconstructs. From this discipline, he addresses a conceptual triad around Liminality: Body, Space, and Ruins.
Chenche sees drawing as an opportunity to observe unofficial urban spaces—forgotten places, ruins, and rubble—with the intention of transforming them into poetic possibilities that invite reflection on our contemporary society. His artistic proposal positions him as an observer of urban transformations, where his interest lies in reinterpreting the latent elements that inhabit these spaces, which are often imperceptible.
This methodology allows him to raise questions about the very existence of objects and their relationship with the urban environment. He finds his connection to drawing in the meticulousness of the line, in observational drawing and topographical study, giving the ordinary a monumental dignity. As in his approach, Chenche seeks not only to represent, but to delve beneath the surface of the visible to reveal layers of memory, history, and transformation.
With an affinity for media such as painting, installation, photography, and video, it is in drawing that he finds his primary language. Many of his works refer to a formal study of topography, characterized by a high level of detail and a meticulousness that invites careful observation. Through his work, he seeks not only to express, but also to provoke a dialogue about the nature of places, their value, and the human condition amid the ruins of the urban experience.