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INÉS ESNAL
INÉS ESNAL
Inés Esnal lives and works in New York, where she is a practicing architect and one of the emergent artistic talents of her generation from Spain. She established her studio in Manhattan in 2007 and had solo exhibitions at OPUS PROJECTS (526 W 26th St) (2013), the Cervantes Institute NY (2011), and the Architectural League of Madrid (2010).
2007 - 2008 Master of Science Degree, Advanced Architectural Design. Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation (GSAPP), Columbia University, New York City
1997 - 2004 License Architect from Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura de Madrid (ETSAM). Madrid, Spain
2000 - 2001 Ècole d’ Architecture de Paris-Belleville (EAPB). Paris, France
2003 – 2013 Collaborated with architectural studios: Perkins Eastman, Enrique Norten, Cesar Ruiz Larrea, Josep Llinas and Jean Nouvel among others.
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Posted 2 August 2015
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Esnal’s architectural eye permeates much of the print and installation work that she creates with an intrinsic understanding and hunger for dissecting space. Her exploration of the intersections between mathematical and geometrical space and it’s softer, more poetic side have led her to create works of true depth and beauty that use the line as their key language.
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Prism
Photo: Cameron R. Neilson
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Prism brings vibrant color and optical illusion to the lobby of a new residential building at 205 Water Street, Dumbo, NY.
Made of triangular surfaces of elastic colored rope, the installation provides a powerful contrast to the concrete walls of the industrial-style lobby. Simple, curving geometries intersect, creating volumes of lit space. As the visitor walks the lobby ramp, transversal views combine the sculpture's three modules into dynamic alternate perspectives.
The artist, also an architect, was in charge of designing the building’s lobby, constructed entirely of concrete. The installation, positioned along the wall’s joint lines, acts as a filter of color to emphasize the concrete material. The zenithal light becomes rays of color like an optical prism.
Prism represents the leap of the artist’s drawings into a three-dimensional space where the abstract lines of her prints become tangible, allowing for a new material experience of her graphic work.
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Inés Esnal: Prism
Photo: Cameron R. Neilson
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