UNCONCEALED

In the darkest part of the night, it takes an act of imagination to know that a light is coming. Yet, even in that darkness, the natural world exists in an unseen network of poetry, honesty, elegance, and symbiosis. I invite you to see this secret world with your heart and let it buoy you in knowing that no matter what is happening in the world around you, we always have the choice to treat each other with care. In the web of all living things and the beauty of universes contained therein, pareidolia arises as evidence of our innate desire for connection: a touchstone for all worlds possible, equally planted in stars and clouds; leaves and sunlight. — Leticia Maldonado

Leticia Maldonado is a Los Angeles-based multi-media sculptor. Originally from Nevada, she studied at The Art Institute of Las Vegas and later at the Los Angeles Academy of Figurative Art. Using illuminated glass sculpture as a primary medium since 2013, Maldonado works with the smallest diameter glass available to achieve exacting detail in her work.

UNCONCEALED at FIGat7th is free and open to the public as part of the ongoing effort to bring the public spaces of Brookfield Properties to life through music, film, interactive experiences, and visual art. All artworks featured are on loan from Bermudez Projects, Los Angeles.