Biography

Erica Smith Ramos (b.1981) is a multi-disciplinary Mexican/American artist primarily working in photography, drawing, and painting. Her work closely explores the relationship between our emotions and perceptions by investigating the transitory states of time, space and memory often overseen amongst the panoramic mundaneness of life. She is highly influenced and draws inspiration from her Third Culture Kid upbringing and way of life, where, at times, issues of trauma, displacement, identity and grief play a significant role in her art practice. She has exhibited in Mexico, Germany, Denmark and the UK. She holds a BA in Graphic Design from Universidad Iberoamericana in Mexico City and an MFA in Fine Arts from Wimbledon College of Arts. She currently is based in South East London.

Statement

Influenced by my own Third Culture Kid (TCK) way of life, my work grounds itself on the emotional state of yearning. Displacement, identity and belonging issues run deep in a global nomad´s psyche- where ‘Home’ is everywhere and nowhere at the same time. This constant state of flux and limbo creates a primal propulsion to empathise with the underlying skin of the different environments and experiences I situate myself on a daily basis.

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