Lidia Vives

LIDIA VIVES (Lleida, 1991)
"Amber" (Self-portrait), 2024.
Exemplary 1/5.
Direct print on 2mm acrylic with 3mm aluminum reinforcement.
Last generation UV printing with 7 inks (including transparent inks).
Limited edition, hand signed and numbered by the artist.
Certificate of authenticity included.
Anchoring system: rear aluminum stretcher frame.
Protected with plastic film and bubble-wrapped.
Includes white cotton gloves and personalized postcard.
This piece was exhibited at Espai Cavallers gallery (Spain) during the solo exhibition "Dear Diary". The making of this exhibition was shown in the programs Punts de Vista and Culturas 2 of RTVE.
Measurements: 90 x 75 cm.

In this work, we see a woman with a sweet and innocent appearance enjoying a quiet breakfast in the kitchen of her home. The scenery seems to be part of a doll's house: sweets in the kitchen, pastel colors.... However, if we pay attention to the details, we find a number of warning signs. On the table there is a wanted poster with a sketch of a criminal, the milk carton shows the picture of a missing girl, and, looking out the window, we observe a scene of a typically American residential neighborhood, apparently peaceful, where a man fitting the description of the suspect is talking to a girl. Meanwhile, the woman eating breakfast is reading a magazine entitled "Gossip," with the subtitle "The Magazine for Nice Girls." The cover features a headline advertising an article with tips on how to make your husband happy. Despite being in an idyllic and seemingly safe environment, the woman appears distracted. The details around her reveal that danger is present, and something out of frame has caught her attention.

Lídia Vives is a photographer and visual artist based in Barcelona. She has exhibited in museums and galleries such as the Louvre and the Saatchi Gallery, and has been published in media such as Vogue Italia and Esquire. Her work mixes pop aesthetics, social criticism and pictorial references to create powerful, beautiful and uncomfortable images at the same time. Other exhibitions (selection): 2016- Sex Series, Fifty Dots Gallery, Barcelona, Spain (Solo); 2015 - Shared Experience, Inqubator Art Gallery, Melbourne, Australia (Collective), Evasiones, Galería Léucade, Múrcia, Spain (Collective), El + de la fotografia, Cercle de Belles Arts, Lleida, Spain (Collective). 2014 - Wonderland, Espacio Luvitien, Teruel, Spain (Solo). 2013 - Wonderland, Casa de la Cultura de Andorra, Teruel, Spain (Solo). 2012 - Lidia's Shots, Funatic, Lleida, Spain (Solo). Her work has appeared in numerous publications.