You don’t get out of a discussion with Oswaldo Maciá without contemplating some big ideas. Maciá, who specializes in sound and olfactory installations at museums, casually drops references to Aristotle in conversation, and if you ask him how he got into his line of work, he’ll tell you we live in an “ocular-centric society.â€

“We try to solve everything just by a visual element,†says Maciá, who will be one of two artists in residence with the opening of the Vladem Contemporary this weekend.

Taking up residence

Above: Macia’s notebook offers a glimpse into the Vladem artist in residence’s process.

COURTESY the ArtistÌý

Taking up residence

Mokha Laget’s Squeak Cipher #2 (detail, 2022, vinyl emulsion on shaped canvas) is part of the collection of the Moody Center for the Arts at Rice University in Houston. The artist says she is excited to be part of the inaugural history of the Vladem. Courtesy the artistÌý

Taking up residence

RattleÌý 2022, vinyl emulsion on shaped canvas) is part of Laget'sÌýWarpÌýseries.ÌýCourtesy the artist

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