VISUAL ART

De Natura Libris Álvaro Alejandro López

Friday, August 30 through Sunday, October 6, 2024

Judy & Tim Terrell Main Lobby

We are proud to host exceptional guest artists for pop-up solo exhibitions in the Judy & Tim Terrell Lobby at the Center for the Arts. All artwork on display is available for sale, directly benefitting the artist with a small percentage supporting Kayenta Arts Foundation.

Our Lobby is open Monday through Saturday, 10am-6pm, plus one hour before all evening events.

Álvaro Alejandro López is a photographer based in Mexico City. His work has been presented in Mexico, the United States, Canada, Spain, Belgium, Iceland, Switzerland, Germany and the Netherlands.

The photographic series De Natura Libris portrays the interactions we have with books: physical and abstract. The corporeity of a book is recorded through its structures, textures, forms and signs of use. Experiences are ultimately individual, evoked by any number of attributes: the content of a book, its textures and smells, the memories it awakens, or simply the aesthetic beauty of its parts.

By reading and using books, people create ties. As each journey through a book is personal, so is the interpretation of these photographs.

Alongside the photo series, viewers will find gorgeous pieces of text from collaborating writers including: Ana Blandiana, Orhan Pamuk, Joanna Kavenna, Jacqueline Woodson, Yann Martel, Javier Cercas,Ruth Padel, Salman Rushdie, Yan Lianke John Banville,  Enrique Vila Matas, Roger Chartier, Cornelia Funke, Forrest Gander, Alberto Manguel and more.
Learn More at alvaroalejandrolopez.com/