Raúl de Nieves: A window to the see, a spirit star chiming in the wind of wonder…

In A window to the see..., Raúl de Nieves (b. 1983 in Morelia, Michoacán, Mexico; lives and works in Brooklyn, New York) presents an interplay of colored light and poetic prompts to guide visitors on a journey of continual transformation. Using the everyday materials of acetate and tape, the Brooklyn-based artist has custom-fit his signature “stained glass” to the three immense skylights that span the gallery.

The exhibition title, A window to the see, A spirit star chiming in the wind of wonder…, is also the first line in a poem written by de Nieves while making the “stained glass.” Each stanza of the poem corresponds to one of the twenty-one window panels. Wrapping the interior of the gallery, the poem invites circumambulation of the space and meditative, inner reflection, while the temple-like seating arrangement at the center of the gallery offers an opportunity to spend extended time in contemplation of the windows above. As an immersive experience, de Nieves’s installation is a portal to an alternative world, inspired by the power and possibility of wonder and imagination in daily life.