作为今年多米尼加设计周的荣誉嘉宾，Philia画廊荣幸推出展览 “Montesino”，一个拉丁美洲当代设计的卓越展览，于2023年3月13日至19日在圣多明各举行。

As this year’s guest of honour at Design Week República Dominicana, Galerie Philia is delighted to present Montesino, an exceptional exhibition of contemporary design from Latin America, taking place in Santo Domingo from 13-19 March 2023.

▼空间概览，overview of exhibition space

展览的舞台选在该城市的标志性历史地标之一，Antonio de Montesino修士纪念馆 (Monumento a Fray Antonio de Montesino)，这是历史上墨西哥政府送给多米尼加共和国人民的礼物。展出的开拓性创新作品来自墨西哥、多米尼加共和国、阿根廷、秘鲁和委内瑞拉，包括初出茅庐和已功成名就的多位拉丁美洲艺术家和设计师，歌颂设计作为一种媒介能够超越社会、文化和地理的界限。

Staged in one of the city’s historical emblematic landmarks, the Monumento a Fray Antonio de Montesino – an historical gift from the Mexican government to the people of the Dominican Republic – the exhibition features ground-breaking creations by emerging and established Latin American artists and designers, hailing from Mexico, the Dominican Republic, Argentina, Peru and Venezuela and celebrates design as a medium to transcend societal, cultural and geographical boundaries.

▼展览坐落于Antonio de Montesino修士纪念馆，exhibition is staged in the Monumento a Fray Antonio de Montesino

历史上的西班牙多明我会修士Antonio Montesino 和 Bartolome de Las Casas被学者们认作加勒比地区原住民权利的捍卫者，本次展览是对他们的颂歌，由Philia画廊的Alban Roger冠名策展，邀请参观者与本国的殖民历史建立连接。

Thought of as an ode to the historic Spanish Dominican friars – Antonio Montesino and Bartolome de Las Casas – who are recognized by scholars as defenders of the rights and protection of the indigenous people of the Caribbean, the curated display signed by Alban Roger from Galerie Philia invites visitors to forge links with the colonial history of the country.

▼展品概览，overview of the exhibited objects

为了颂扬墨西哥和多米尼加共和国之间的历史纽带，特别是其丰富性和文化多样性，Montesino展览将前景位置留给那些致力于保护本国手工艺遗产的本地设计师的作品。这些作品的亮点包括来自Casa Alfarera Santo Domingo的精致陶瓷制品，这是一家由陶艺家Ysabela Molini创立的陶器作坊，致力于让制陶工艺在多米尼加共和国保持活力；此外还有来自墨西哥组合Comité de Proyectos的Carmen酒吧柜，用Huanacaxtle实木手工制作，配有编织剑麻桌腿，该组合由墨西哥的一对女设计师创立。该作品是他们Centinelas系列的一部分，灵感来自恰帕斯州原住民妇女Zapatista的勇敢精神。

To celebrate the historical ties between Mexico and the Dominican Republic, in particular their richness and cultural diversity, Montesino foregrounds works by native designers who are committed to preserving their country’s artisanal heritage. Highlights include delicate ceramic objects from Casa Alfarera Santo Domingo, a stoneware workshop founded by ceramicist Ysabela Molini with the aim of keeping the pottery craft alive in the Dominican Republic and Carmen, a bar cabinet handcrafted in solid Huanacaxtle wood from Mexico with woven sisal legs by Comité de Proyectos, a duo of Mexican women designers. The piece is part of their Centinelas collection inspired by the bravery of the Zapatista, indigenous women of Chiapas.

▼Comité de Proyectos设计的Carmen酒吧柜，bar cabinet Carmen by Comité de Proyectos

同时展出的还有造型大胆的灯光雕塑Atalaya，由阿根廷设计师Cristián Mohaded设计，用安第斯山脉的白玛瑙小球组合而成；标新立异的雕塑椅Ignis Ossium，由墨西哥跨专业设计工作室ACOOCOORO设计，通过铸造厂Fundición Artística Galindo用青铜铸成；以及尖而细长的造型灯，由墨西哥法国艺术家Alina Rotzinger设计。此外还包括墨西哥设计师Manu Bañó设计的精致的铜制新家具，以及秘鲁设计工作室Estudio Raffreyre熟练运用秘鲁传统艺术手法创作的两幅不朽的手工艺作品——River和Wetland。

Also on display are Atalaya, a boldly shaped light sculpture composed of small spheres in white onyx from the Andes by Argentinian designer Cristián Mohaded, an offbeat sculptural chair Ignis Ossium by Mexican multidisciplinary design studio ACOOCOORO, sand-casted in bronze by foundry Fundición Artística Galindo and a pointed and elongated shaped lamp by Mexican French artist Alina Rotzinger. As well as exquisite new furniture pieces in copper by Mexican designer Manu Bañó and River and Wetland, two monumental artisanal compositions by Peruvian design practice Estudio Raffreyre skilled in traditional Peruvian artistic practices.

▼Cristián Mohaded设计的灯光雕塑Atalaya，Atalaya table tamp by Cristián Mohaded

▼Manu Bañó设计的铜椅，Lounge Chair by Manu Bañó

▼Manu Bañó设计的咖啡桌，coffee table by Manu Bañó

更多的亮点还包括具有有机和几何形状的家具、灯具和物品组合，由天然土质材料制成，暗示着土著居民的过去的仪式。这其中包括墨西哥设计师Daniel Orozco用天然Parota木雕刻的图腾形状的系列雕塑Half Moon Towers、阿根廷设计工作室Ries Estudio的光滑洞石Tori凳，以及墨西哥明星设计师Andrés Monnier的全新石头作品。较小的装饰品包括多米尼加跨专业艺术家Raylin Diaz为Marchanta设计的优雅蜡烛，构成了本次展览的全貌。

Further highlights include an ensemble of furniture, lighting and objects with organic and geometric shapes, made of natural and earthy materials which alludes to the historic rituals of indigenous people. These include Half Moon Towers, a series of sculptures in the shape of totems carved from natural Parota wood by Mexican designer Daniel Orozco, a clear travertine Tori stool by Argentinian design studio Ries Estudio and brand-new stone pieces by Mexican star designer Andrés Monnier. Smaller decorative objects including elegant candles by Dominican multidisciplinary artist Raylin Diaz for Marchanta complete this panorama.

▼Daniel Orozco设计的雕塑Half Moon Towers，Half Moon Towers by Daniel Orozco

▼Ries Estudio设计的Tori凳，Tori stool by Ries Estudio

▼Andrés Monnier设计的Perspicere Console，Perspicere Console by Andrés Monnier

▼Andrés Monnier设计的Pyrus Dos，Pyrus Dos by Andrés Monnier

▼近景：Andrés Monnier设计的Pyrus Dos，远景：Andrés Monnier设计的Tempus，foreground: Pyrus Dos by Andrés Monnier, background: Tempus by Andrés Monnier

▼Marchanta设计的Coralina Classic和Andrés Monnier设计的Baptiz Sculptural Bath Tub，Baptiz Sculptural Bath Tub by Andrés Monnier and Coralina Classic by Marchanta

▼左：Andrés Monnier设计的Baptiz Sculptural Bath Tub，右：Marchanta设计的Coralina Classic和Saman Wood，left: Baptiz Sculptural Bath Tub by Andrés Monnier, right: Coralina Classic and Saman Wood by Marchanta

MONTESINO

MARCH 13 – 19

Monumento Fray Antonio de Montesino

Calle Arzobispo Portes 120

Santo Domingo 10210

República Dominicana

Curator: Alban Roger

Photo Credit: Maison Mouton Noir and Courtesy of Galerie Philia