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Artwork details
- Medium : Acrylic on Canvas
- Other details : Artwork on supported wooden frame. Ready to hang. Framing on request.
- Dimensions : 43.3x43.3in
About this artwork
This work is inspired by the early natural history dioramas created by Carl Akeley in 1889 for the American Museum of Natural History in New York. These innovative installations combined taxidermy, stagecraft, and painting to create immersive experiences that educated the public about the natural world.
The original dioramas used a sophisticated compositional technique: figures at different distances, painted backgrounds that created perspective,… and careful lighting that created the illusion of looking through a window into a real habitat.
This piece adopts that visual structure, using the square format as a museum "window," framed by the golden railing and characteristic blue lighting. However, the specimens have been replaced by plastic balloon animals, creating a contemporary diorama that reflects on the presence of plastic in today's ecosystems.
The original dioramas used a sophisticated compositional technique: figures at different distances, painted backgrounds that created perspective,… and careful lighting that created the illusion of looking through a window into a real habitat.
This piece adopts that visual structure, using the square format as a museum "window," framed by the golden railing and characteristic blue lighting. However, the specimens have been replaced by plastic balloon animals, creating a contemporary diorama that reflects on the presence of plastic in today's ecosystems.
SOFIA CRISTINA JIMENEZ
Spain
Credentials
- Featured in gallery curations
- Works on commission
Sofía Cristina Jiménez, contemporary visual artist, Madrid. Her work in acrylic on Belgian linen explores the tension between the natural and the artificial through surrealism and visual poetry, in series such as Naturaleza Plástica, Ascendentes y Descendientes and Diorama de Historia Natural.
Carta Puebla 2025 Award. Second prize Sanya International Art Competition. Selected for D Contemporary Award London 2025 and Arts to Hearts 100 Emerging Artists 2026. Selection jury member for Art Maker Magazine.
Permanent collections at Royal Caribbean International and Museo Cromática (Toledo). Exhibited at Art Madrid, JustMad, ART3F Paris, Museo Zabaleta and Casa de Vacas Madrid. Published in Create! Magazine (Issue 56, 2026 International Women's Edition), Art Maker Magazine and Kooness.
Collaborates with national and international galleries.
Carta Puebla 2025 Award. Second prize Sanya International Art Competition. Selected for D Contemporary Award London 2025 and Arts to Hearts 100 Emerging Artists 2026. Selection jury member for Art Maker Magazine.
Permanent collections at Royal Caribbean International and Museo Cromática (Toledo). Exhibited at Art Madrid, JustMad, ART3F Paris, Museo Zabaleta and Casa de Vacas Madrid. Published in Create! Magazine (Issue 56, 2026 International Women's Edition), Art Maker Magazine and Kooness.
Collaborates with national and international galleries.