Francisco Llinas Casas
About Francisco Llinas Casas
Francisco Llinas is a Venezuelan visual artist based in Glasgow. He explores notions of migration, Latin American identity, the Bolivarian Diaspora, and the elaboration, performance and representation of cultural difference. He is a UNESCO RILA Affiliated Artist and current artist in residence at Fondazione Pistoletto.
His work often takes the form of installations and participatory art. He explores, however, a breadth of media and techniques; starting with annotations, drawings and audiovisual 'gestures', which are later translated into sculptural arrangements and/or performances.
Similarly, an important part of his praxis is the development of socially-engaged art projects responding to ideas of cultural belonging and representation, de-colonisation of cultural spaces and stories of migration. As part of community-oriented projects, he has collaborated with various cultural organisations, such as Glasgow Museums Resource Centre, Counterpoint Arts, Glasgow Women’s Library and the Scottish Refugee Festival; facilitating workshops, discussions, talks and exhibitions.