"My sculptural imagination takes root in my daily walks through the city. The decision to transform one urban element or another—a construction fence, a streetlamp, or a piece of cardboard or plastic—into a sculpture monumentalizes the uses of the urban and the domestic; that is, those seemingly minor elements that give rise to a genuine form of social interaction. In my work, there is a recurring focus on the image of places and their appropriation through art. The urban locus, public space, is the point of reference I use in my latest projects to observe the architectural processes resulting from social conditions in the construction of space. The public sphere, as a privileged space of everyday life, is a repository of signs of identity and creative potential. I explore the ways in which the environment and architecture influence their inhabitants. And I emphasize the mental states that arise from our relationships with our immediate surroundings, such as a sense of belonging, identity, and critical awareness. In an effort to encourage the viewer to experience different sensations, perspectives, and interactions with their environment." — Tamara Arroyo