"Primero la Caja" Exhibition Opening December 5, 2009

Galería de la Raza is pleased to announce an exhibition of new work by Pablo Guardiola, that includes photography, objects, and sculptural work. The artist’s installation at Galería de la Raza will be his largest and most ambitious presentation of work thus far.

Guardiola’s work references the poetic language found in everyday objects and the power of context in the creation meaning. While composed of familiar images and everyday elements, his artistic practice is that of giving new meaning to objects through photographic metaphors. In this particular body of work, Guardiola utilizes the box and the idea of the container as a point of departure for the perception of random encounters of the everyday.

Guardiola’s practice reveals both sculptural and conceptual elements of photography. In this particular series, the fluidity between works creates a sensory exploration that evolves as the viewer walks through the gallery space and experiences the work as a large-scale installation.

Pablo Guardiola was born in Puerto Rico. He completed a B.A. in European History. At University of Puerto Rico in San Juan and an MFA in photography at the San Francisco Art Institute in 2005. He has exhibited his work at New Langton Arts, and Little Tree Gallery in San Francisco and at the San Juan Museum of Contemporary Art in Puerto Rico, among many others. This project is made possible thanks to an Individual Artist Commission (Cultural Equity Grant) from the San Francisco Arts Commission.