Desde el Jardin

Installation view of a brightly coloured interior with plants, coloured walls and patterned wallpaper. There is a doorway in the shape of a keyhole, and a serving hatch

Installation view of brightly coloured interior with dining table and chairs in foreground, armchairs around a fireplace, different coloured patterned wall paper.

Calero creates immersive installations that play with the perceptions and expectations of the gallery, artists and audience. Infused with politics of cultural representation and identity, she constructs environments which are used to invite questions of the prescribed art historical canon and post-colonial interpretations of Latin America, informed by her own background and migration.

Desde el jardin was a new commission taking its title from the Spanish translation of the film and novel Being There. It incorporated a transformative and immersive installation in the gallery space taking cues from a tropical garden or patio. The project also involved a new permanent commission in the gallery's courtyard, activating it as a social space throughout the festival and beyond.

Supported by Glasgow International, Creative Scotland and Glasgow Life.