6/18: [ALMOST][ABSOLUTELY] // new works by VICTOR YAÑEZ-LAZCANO

[ALMOST][ABSOLUTELY]
new works by VICTOR YAÑEZ-LAZCANO
June 18-19

Saturday, June 18, 5-8
Sunday, June 19, noon-4

Mess Hall
6932 N Glenwood Ave

[ALMOST][ABSOLUTELY] is a series of new works by Victor Yañez Lazcano that investigates through audience engagement the ideas of acknowledging space, self awareness, and the shared histories of object and viewer.  Through the use of frequently encountered materials, Yañez-Lazcano utilizes installation, sculpture, and sound to reconfigure the gallery’s space, encouraging the audience to further contemplate the idea of mutual effect on person and object, both individually and collectively.

VICTOR YAÑEZ-LAZCANO comes from his parents who moved to a small town in Southeastern Wisconsin, from Mexico, a few years after his grandfather had established a home, sometime around the late 70’s.  In 2008 he completed part of their American dream when he finally graduated with a BFA in photography from Columbia College Chicago. He is currently an artist and educator based in Chicago.  A great majority of his previous work uses his studies in photography to communicate his ideas of people and their interactions with and within their environments. Since his research and studies at the ACRE Residency, Yañez-Lazcano has dedicated his efforts toward deviating from photography in order to further explore his curiosities of sculpture and installation work.

More information about Victor Yañez-Lazcano can be found at www.yanezlazcano.com and www.yanezlazcano.wordpress.com.