The Poetry Project

edua restrepo-castaño

edua restrepo-castaño stands by a white curtain, which rests on her head and shoulders, wearing a floral shirt and red lipstick.

Currently based in circasia, colombia, edua restrepo-castaño generates surreal narratives through a practice that draws from academic research and lived experience, to delve into sites where social constructions around nature, gender difference, and the diasporic condition overlap. Co-founder of curatorial platform Sweety’s (2013-18), as well as participant at Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, restrepo-castaño has exhibited in spaces such as SOMA (Mexico,) Musée de l’Élysés (Switzerland,) and the Portland Art Museum (U.S.).

Actualmente radicada en circasia, colombia, edua restrepo-castaño genera narrativas surrealistas a través de una obra que se nutre de la investigación académica y la experiencia vivida, para ahondar en los sitios donde se superponen las construcciones sociales en torno a la naturaleza, la diferencia de género y la condición diaspórica. Cofundadora de la plataforma curatorial Sweety's (2013-18), así como participante en la Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, restrepo-castaño ha expuesto en espacios como el SOMA (México), el Musée de l'Élysés (Suiza) y el Portland Art Museum (Estados Unidos).