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INNER REFLECTIONS - Solo exhibition by AIDA TEJADA Opening reception Friday, November 18th at7.00pm With the presence of the artist (followed by a short French movie) “Sometimes your everyday life is aesthetically transformed…when common objects are presented in a new perspective, they awake feelings ranging from euphoria to depression and from serenity to restlessness. The images in this project are everyday objects that cross my gaze at home and elsewhere. Objects that are often abandoned, ignored, or taken for granted. The city images are common buildings in ordinary streets. Toachieve the desired effect I create textures and artful compositions with daylight, my camera’s movements, and different reflecting surfaces. How you interpret reality depends on the viewpoint you choose…” Aida Tejada by herself: Born and raised in the Dominican Republic. I left my nativeisland to broaden my horizons at an early age. France, Spain, Belgium, Kazakhstan, Cuba and the UnitedStates are some of the countries that have influenced my aesthetic sensibilities over the years.Graduated with a degree in psychology from the University of Madrid. I later obtained a Masters inCommunications from Paris University. Three years ago, I decided to pursue my old passion andI embarked in photography. I studied with Bryan Peterson and at the International Center of Photography (ICP) in New York. I explore various alternatives to reality. For each photograph the subject isirrelevant, only the meaning it expresses at any given moment in time matters. All my images are created in one shot. The composition of these photographs is done in-camera, not through composite layers incomputer-generated editing. EXHIBITIONS 2011 Collective exhibition “8 on eight” Alliance Française, Miami, FL Juried exhibition “Urban Lanscape” 1650 Gallery, Los Angeles, CA Collective exhibition “Transmusing”, Artspace MAGQ, Miami, FL 2010 Permanent exhibition “Perspectives” Nomade Gallery, Miami, FL Juried exhibition “Body” Pen and Brush, New York, NY Art Basel photo-Installation “100% vicious circle” Nomade Gallery, Miami, FL Juried exhibition “Scene on the street” Vermont Photo Space Gallery, VT Collective exhibition “Food for thought” Artspace MAGQ, Miami, FL Collective exhibition “Urbayne Biscayne” Precision Art Gallery, Miami, FL Collective exhibition “Loft 027” Coconut Grove, Miami, FL Collective exhibition “Femmes” Nomade Gallery, Miami, FL Collective exhibition “Snap to grid” Art Center Lacda, Los Angeles , CA Juried exhibition “Cellphone photography” Artspace MAGQ, Miami, FL Collective exhibition “Cultureof nature” Nomade Gallery, Miami, FL Collective exhibition “12x12” Artspace MAGQ, Miami, FL 2009 Commissioned work Barcelo Cabos Palace Deluxe, Los Cabos, Mexico