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Photographed by Jorge A. Jimenez Jr.
Claudia V. Solórzano is a Los Angeles-based ceramic artist whose abstract representational sculptures investigate the intersections of preservation, human experience, spirituality, and domesticity. Engaging with traditional handbuilding techniques, she intuitively renders architectural forms—gates, fences, and other often-overlooked urban structures—imbued with symbolic weight. These elements, transient in the face of gentrification, embody metaphors of boundaries, thresholds, and the liminal spaces between the known and unknown.
Central to Solórzano's practice is her exploration of the fragile nature of low-income communities, where gentrification erases the texture of lived spaces and replaces them with static, sterile environments. Her fascination with the ornate filigree of wrought iron gates and the shadows cast by interwoven chain-link fences reflects a poetic sensibility, one that seeks to capture the ephemerality of these structures while emphasizing their quiet, uncelebrated beauty.
Solórzano earned her BFA in Ceramics from California State University, Long Beach in 2017, and an MFA from Claremont Graduate University in 2020. Her work has been exhibited at prominent institutions including The Mistake Room in Los Angeles, Craig Krull Gallery in Santa Monica, the American Museum of Ceramic Art in Pomona and the 79th Scripps College Ceramic Annual at Ruth Chandlerson Gallery in Claremont.
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