The Bolthole series depicts different portraits and embodiments that explore internal dilemmas and the desire to rebuild oneself. The exhibition reflects on my concern with the construction of the self and the ways in which personal identities are formed, constrained, or enhanced during ongoing relationships.
The themes of this exhibition are very diverse; the perpetual metamorphosis of identity, the uncertainty of the individual in modern society, the masquerade played by humanity to achieve social acceptance, the illusory and fleeting sensation of triumph and prestige are all treated-and more.
As a whole, the works form a fictitious social scenario where different roles and idealized identities interrelate with each other and form a narrative unit that goes beyond the real promoting an irrational and dreamlike existence.
The project has been supported by Föreningen Konstsamfundet and Taike.
Leonor Ruiz Dubrovin (b. 1978) lives and works in Helsinki. She graduated (MFA) from the Finnish Academy of Fine Arts in 2008 and has since then been exhibiting her work in collective and individual exhibitions in different galleries and museums in Finland, Spain, Austria, Denmark and Germany. Such as Taidesalonki Husa, Helsinki Art Museum, Korjaamo Galleria, Galleri Elverket (Pro Artibus Foundation), Finland, Galleri Heike Arndt in Berlin and Denmark, Galerie Toolbox, Berlin, Finnish Cultural Institute in Madrid and Espacio Alexandra, Santander, Spain. Her work has been acquired by several Public and Private collections in Finland and internationally such as the Jenny ja Antti Wihuri Foundation Collection, Pro Artibus Foundation Collection , Finnish State Art Deposit Collection, Museum of Contemporary Art Kiasma (deposition) of Päivi and Paavo Lipponen Trust’s Art Collection and the Finnish Art Society, Finland.
