Ya ha salido el sol [The Sun Has Already Risen] (2022)
Installation. Stereo sound installation (2 speakers).
50’11”
BA Collection
Inventory No.: 2022.529.1
During the summer of 2022, the artist repeatedly visited specific coordinates along the Bizkaia coast to watch the sunset. The sun would set into the sea, opposite to the view from Barcelona. Some days, she stayed until dawn. The audio captures one night, from the moment the sun crosses the western horizon until it reappears in the east. It is a night composed of 13 nights, traversing the twilight and the beings that inhabit it.
Sofía Montenegro (Madrid, 1988) works with installation, sound, imagery, and the performative. She studied Fine Arts and Cultural Studies in Utrecht and Madrid and holds an MA in Art Praxis from the Dutch Art Institute. Her artistic practice incorporates diverse methodologies, linking the visual with the auditory and action within space, seeking ways to produce images within thought.