ILEANA ALARCÓN
STATEMENT
Ileana Alarcón’s work is mainly influenced by the duality of her Colombian heritage and “gringa” upbringing, Magical Realism, and personal life events. By creating objects and spaces, Ileana explores how an environment impacts a person emotionally and physically. What memories can be brought to mind, what interactions can be facilitated, what feelings can be prompted? Through this exploration she hopes to design spaces that can ground a person in the present moment while also transporting them away from a mundane world.