María José Leaño
Bio
Textile artist from the Universidad de los Andes, Master of Science in Printing from the University of Philadelphia. She has participated in exhibitions such as: Polen a lo grande, at the Natural History Museum of the National University of Colombia (2017) and Polinizando, Polen para llevar, a jewelry and photography exhibition at the Arte Portable gallery (2018). Winner of the Biomimicry Design Challenge 2016 with the project b. all (be all) of the Core Group Biomimesis Bogotá.
Statement
The work of María José Leaño, researcher in Biomimicry, Biomedical Engineering and artist, revolves around pollination, as a point of union between zoology, botany and human health, which she probes with microscopes, microphones and cameras. The evolution of her work goes from the textile printing of floral themes and micrographs, to the 3D printing of pollen grains and the study of signs and intelligent materials used by nature for its survival.
2.5 x 4m / 98.4 x 157 in
