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Havana, Cuba, 1976
Lives and works in Havana and Madrid. His body of work expands from drawing to video art, and includes installation, object, sound, photography, and video art. performance. His work is present in the collections of the Centre Georges Pompidou, the Art Gallery of Ontario, the Pérez Art Museum Miami and The Hammer Museum. She has had exhibitions at the Centro Cultural El Tanque, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, the Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes de Cuba, the Öffenes Kulturhaus and the Museo Amparo. She was recognized with the CIFO Award for Grants and Commissions 2024 in the category of Mid-Career Artist. She was part of the Cuban Pavilion at the 55th Venice Biennial.
Glenda León. Mundo interpretado para piano, 2024. Vista de instalación. Foto: Byron Mármol. Cortesía: Fundación Paiz / Bienal de Arte Paiz
Glenda León. Interpreted world for piano, 2024. Installation view. Photo: Byron Mármol. Courtesy: Fundación Paiz / Bienal de Arte Paiz
Mundo interpretado para piano, 2024
Instalación con piano y partituras
Dimensión ambiental
Cortesía de la artista
Nombres de dioses creadores del Mundo provenientes de distintas religiones y culturas son transcritos en braille y convertidos en una partitura para piano. La instalación señala la ceguera espiritual de la humanidad como una raíz de conflictos históricos, proponiendo una experiencia de escucha donde lo invisible, lo sagrado y lo universal se entrelazan. Al transformar los nombres en sonido, la obra disuelve las diferencias lingüísticas y religiosas, evocando una esencia común e innombrable. Esta partitura, ocasionalmente tocada por un pianista, invita a una contemplación colectiva, un canto al espíritu y a la necesidad de reconocer la unidad que subyace a toda creencia.
Interpreted world for piano, 2024
Installation with piano and musical scores
Environmental dimension
Courtesy of the artist
Names of creator gods of the World from different religions and cultures are transcribed into Braille and converted into a piano score. The installation points to humanity’s spiritual blindness as a root cause of historical conflicts, proposing a listening experience where the invisible, the sacred, and the universal intertwine. By transforming names into sound, the work dissolves linguistic and religious differences, evoking a common and unamenable essence. This score, occasionally played by a pianist, invites collective contemplation, a song to the spirit and the need to recognize the unity that underlies all beliefs.