María Luz Bravo: Glimpse, Gathered
About
Hamiltonian Artists is pleased to present María Luz Bravo’s solo exhibition Glimpse, Gathered. Amid her daily walks through the ubiquitous back alleys and sidewalks of Northwest DC, Bravo’s wandering gaze locates everyday artifacts that—when captured and gathered—gesture toward sentiment, oddity, and happenstance. The exhibited photographs and video works evidence things stumbled upon when Bravo allows chance and discovery to guide her otherwise purely routine activities. For Bravo, these everyday explorations offer an opportunity to encounter the neighborhood in new, more intimate ways. In her turning away from the appeal of manicured porches, she uncovers the ordinary sublime scattered throughout daily life.
About the artist
María Luz Bravo (b. 1975, Mexico; lives and works in Washington, DC) is a Mexican photographer whose work highlights major social phenomena, focusing primarily on cities in conflict, political boundaries, and community resilience, and revolves around the use of space, both urban and architectural, in the contemporary urban landscape. Bravo earned her BA in Architecture from the Universidad de las Américas Puebla, Puebla, Mexico, and an MA in New Media Photojournalism from Corcoran School of the Arts and Design at George Washington University in Washington, DC. Her work has been exhibited and published internationally in the US, Mexico, and Europe. María Luz Bravo’s 2014 series Reclaims was selected to be part of the XVI Photography Biennale in Mexico. Bravo is a 2020–2022 Hamiltonian Artists Fellow
Visit
March 25–April 22, 2023
Thursday–Saturday, 11–6pm
Hamiltonian Artists
1353 U Street NW
Washington, DC 20009
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Programs
Opening reception
Saturday, March 25, 5–7pm
Artist talk
Thursday, April 6, 6–7pm
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