{"id":73658,"date":"2024-01-13T14:12:39","date_gmt":"2024-01-13T21:12:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/?p=73658"},"modified":"2024-02-10T06:33:16","modified_gmt":"2024-02-10T13:33:16","slug":"sara-serratos-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/sara-serratos-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Sara Serratos at 35&#215;35"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-73658 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/sara-serratos-2\/img_2808-3\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"350\" height=\"288\" src=\"https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_2808-1-scaled-e1705703865466-350x288.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_2808-1-scaled-e1705703865466-350x288.jpg 350w, https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_2808-1-scaled-e1705703865466-1200x988.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_2808-1-scaled-e1705703865466-768x632.jpg 768w, https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_2808-1-scaled-e1705703865466-1536x1264.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_2808-1-scaled-e1705703865466.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/sara-serratos-2\/img_1932\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"350\" height=\"263\" src=\"https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_1932-350x263.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_1932-350x263.jpg 350w, https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_1932-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_1932-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_1932-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_1932-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Depending on when you visit Artists of Utah&#8217;s <em>35&#215;35<\/em> exhibition and view Sara Serratos&#8217; &#8220;Niches for Fruits and Vegetables,&#8221; the produce that makes up much of the work may be fresh and bright or rapidly approaching decay.<\/p>\n<p>This installation is part of a series of recent works the Salt Lake City artist has created to examine fruits and vegetables not merely as products (as suggested by the word &#8220;produce&#8221;), but also sources of nourishment and powerful symbols representing everything from religious practice to exploitation and social injustice.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Niches for Fruits and Vegetables&#8221; is an intricate and evocative installation that serves as a poignant commentary on the layered meanings of fruits and vegetables within various cultural, economic, and spiritual contexts. At first glance, the viewer encounters a cluster of wooden structures resembling houses, nestled atop a bed of lush green banana leaves. The choice of material and form here is deliberate, inviting an examination of the dichotomy between the natural and the man-made, between the organic and the constructed.<\/p>\n<p>The use of banana leaves is particularly telling, as they are a staple in various cuisines and serve multiple purposes in culinary practices, especially within Mexican culture. By bringing these elements into a gallery space, Serratos, who was born and raised in Mexico, elevates the leaves from their utilitarian function to a symbol of nourishment and cultural identity. The houses, crafted with a rustic aesthetic and inspired by the cenotaphs of Mexican popular culture, suggest a human presence and perhaps even a sense of community or settlement. This could be interpreted as a nod to the agricultural communities that cultivate and harvest such produce, often facing exploitation and injustice.<\/p>\n<p>Serratos&#8217; work does more than just present an object for aesthetic contemplation; it is an invitation to reflect on the complex histories of produce, the labor behind its cultivation, and the sacredness imbued in these elements by pre-Columbian cultures. The spiritual significance of fruits and vegetables in these ancient societies often goes unrecognized in contemporary mass production narratives. By juxtaposing the spiritual with the commercial, the artist&#8217;s personal connection with these &#8216;perfect entities despite irregularities&#8217; becomes a profound statement on finding divinity in imperfection and recognizing the holiness in the everyday.<\/p>\n<p>Originally from Cuautitl\u00e1n, Mexico, Serratos did her undergraduate work in Mexico before earning an MFA in Photography and Digital Imagine from the University of Utah.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/index.php\/sara-serratos\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">READ MORE ABOUT THE ARTIST AND VIEW MORE OF HER WORK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Artists of Utah&#8217;s 35&#215;35<\/em>, <a href=\"https:\/\/saltlakearts.org\/programs\/visit-finch-lane-gallery\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Finch Lane Gallery<\/a>, Salt Lake City, through Feb. 23<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Depending on when you visit Artists of Utah&#8217;s 35&#215;35 exhibition and view Sara Serratos&#8217; &#8220;Niches for Fruits and Vegetables,&#8221; the produce that makes up much of the work may be fresh and bright or rapidly approaching decay. 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