ABOUT
Alex Leyva is an innovative installation artist whose work blurs the lines between art, architecture, and landscape. With a deep focus on site-specific installations, Alex's projects engage with the stark beauty of desert landscapes, particularly the Desierto de Altar in Sonora. Her art explores the transformative potential of light—both natural and artificial—using transparent, reflective, and iridescent materials to create ethereal, otherworldly experiences.
Focusing on developing site-specific ideas with new technological solutions, Alex integrates cutting-edge innovations into the spaces in which she works. Her practice delves into themes of spatial perception, sociopolitical issues, and architectural explorations, both physical and symbolic, examining how these elements relate to human beings as both physical bodies and political entities.
Alex has a natural talent for blending creativity with action, making her highly productive in her artistic endeavors. She has a unique ability to harness creative ideas and manifest them into tangible artistic works, often thinking unconventionally and outside the box, bringing creativity into structured environments. Her creative ideas often stem from deep psychological insights or a desire to explore taboo subjects, which she expresses through innovative mediums.
Her creative identity makes art a central part of her self-expression, giving her a deep well of creativity, empathy, and sensitivity, which often manifests in a desire to create art that touches others on an emotional or spiritual level. A true creative force in the arts, Alex balances her visionary ideas with practical considerations, continuously pushing the boundaries of installation art.
