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As in Calvino’s palmistic reading of the environment, Liene Bosquê’s practice (Brazil; based in Miami) views territory as a body whose folds and textures guard the vestiges and memories of those who inhabit it. A multidisciplinary visual artist trained in architecture, Bosquê has built an international career structured around the notion of urban space as a living organism shaped by history, affection, and constant transformation.
In this new exhibition at La Cometa Miami, the artist presents a selection of projects that synthesize her research methodology on the mark of time. Highlights include her acclaimed project Citi Souvenirs—previously presented at prominent venues such as Cuchifrittos Gallery, NY, and the Hudson Valley Center for Contemporary Art (HVCCA), Peekskill, NY—in which she creates small ceramic sculptures and relief imprints that capture the textures, cracks, and grooves of the architectural fabric. The project, which has been in development for over a decade, invites residents of the host cities to press fragments of their inhabited spaces into clay, reminding us of the importance of
dwelling in these spaces with greater attention.
Another project that integrates the exhibition consists of several pieces developed through a process in which she records various urban objects using cyanotype—a 19th-century photographic technique based on light-sensitive iron salt emulsions that react
to ultraviolet light, producing deep Prussian blue tones. Bosquê applies this process expansively, exposing photosensitive fabrics and paper directly to sunlight and ambient structures to capture cast shadows, latticework, and city contours, transforming natural light into an indelible testimony of urban life. This project was featured at institutions such as The Wolfsonian Museum in Miami (2026).
