{"id":30339,"date":"2025-02-16T18:49:08","date_gmt":"2025-02-16T18:49:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exagono.es\/profesionales\/javier-riera\/"},"modified":"2025-04-16T08:59:58","modified_gmt":"2025-04-16T08:59:58","slug":"javier-riera","status":"publish","type":"profesionales","link":"https:\/\/exagono.es\/en\/designers\/javier-riera\/","title":{"rendered":"Javier Riera"},"content":{"rendered":"

Javier Riera<\/b><\/span> is a Spanish visual artist whose work centers on geometric light projections<\/b><\/span> cast directly onto vegetation and landscapes<\/b><\/span>. He uses photography as a medium of documentation and dissemination<\/b><\/span>, capturing real interventions without digital manipulation. His approach offers a sensory and meditative experience<\/b><\/span>, closely aligned with the principles of Land Art<\/b><\/span>.<\/p>\n

Riera explores the relationship between geometry and nature<\/b><\/span>, creating a poetic dialogue that invites viewers to reflect on their perception of the landscape. His work aspires to expand awareness<\/b><\/span>, opening windows to hidden dimensions and qualities within the natural world. He understands geometry as a primordial language<\/b><\/span>, preceding matter and capable of establishing subtle and revelatory resonances with the landscape.<\/p>\n

Born in Avil\u00e9s, Asturias<\/b><\/span>, Riera studied Fine Arts in Salamanca<\/b><\/span> and completed his training at the Talleres de Arte Actual<\/b><\/span> of the C\u00edrculo de Bellas Artes<\/b><\/span> in Madrid. Initially working as a painter<\/b><\/span>, his artistic focus shifted in 2008<\/b><\/span> when, during his solo exhibition at the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sof\u00eda<\/b><\/span>, he presented for the first time his photographic works featuring light projections on nature.<\/p>\n

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Key Exhibitions<\/b><\/h3>\n

Riera\u2019s institutional exhibitions include:<\/p>\n

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    Noche \u00c1urea<\/i>, Museo Reina Sof\u00eda (2008)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Secuencias<\/i>, Museo Barjola (2010)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Sincronicidad<\/i>, DA2, Salamanca (2014)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Luz Vulnerada<\/i>, Centro Niemeyer (2015)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Sector Primario<\/i>, MUSAC, Le\u00f3n (group show, 2015)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Luz natural. Un vac\u00edo siempre distinto<\/i>, CAB, Burgos (2018)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Bonaval<\/i>, CGAC, Santiago de Compostela (2018)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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    Public Art and Installations<\/b><\/h3>\n

    Riera has also created notable <\/span>site-specific installations in public spaces<\/b>, such as:<\/span><\/p>\n

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      Alameda llum<\/i> (2012), where eleven installations were on view for two months in Jardines del Turia<\/b><\/span>, Valencia<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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      Gr\u00e1ficos Param\u00e9tricos<\/i> (2017), an intervention in the Royal Botanic Garden of Madrid<\/b><\/span> as part of Luna de Octubre<\/i>, which attracted over 6,000 visitors<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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      Installations in <\/span>Annecy, France<\/b> (2018\/2019), <\/span>Karlovo N\u00e1m\u011bst\u00ed Park in Prague<\/b> (2016), <\/span>Jardines de Bonaval<\/b> (CGAC, 2018), and <\/span>Jardines de la Florida in Vitoria-Gasteiz<\/b> as part of UMBRA<\/i> (2019)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      Collections<\/b><\/h3>\n

      His work is part of numerous important collections, including:<\/p>\n

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        Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sof\u00eda<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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        Fundaci\u00f3n Cajamadrid<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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        Fundaci\u00f3n Princesa de Asturias<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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        Colecci\u00f3n Banco de Espa\u00f1a<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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        DA2 Domus Artium<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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        Nueva Colecci\u00f3n Pilar Citoler<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

        Teaching and Research<\/b><\/h3>\n

        Javier Riera is also active in education<\/b><\/span>, teaching in the PhotoEspa\u00f1a Master\u2019s Program<\/b><\/span> and at the Universidad Francisco de Vitoria<\/b><\/span> in Madrid.<\/p>\n

        Through his innovative use of light and space, Javier Riera creates experiences that are as contemplative as they are transformative, revealing the unseen structures and rhythms within the natural world.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":25818,"template":"","meta":{"_eb_attr":"","editor_plus_copied_stylings":"{}","footnotes":""},"categorias-profesionales":[1326],"class_list":["post-30339","profesionales","type-profesionales","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","categorias-profesionales-designers"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/exagono.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/profesionales\/30339","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/exagono.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/profesionales"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/exagono.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/profesionales"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/exagono.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/profesionales\/30339\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/exagono.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/25818"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/exagono.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30339"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"categorias-profesionales","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/exagono.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categorias-profesionales?post=30339"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}