Statement
I view my art practice as creating worlds beyond the visible, bridging the real and imagined. My approach involves both cerebral and physical engagement. Research and reflection play pivotal roles, but I also engage through the act of creation in the manipulation of materialities. In my view, experimentation while making constitutes a form of physical thinking. Many of my creative processes rely on an unfocused mind, enabling me to progress while eschewing direct, linear thinking.
Bio
Omar Reyna is a Mexican-Canadian artist who focuses on the intersection of research and the activity of making with an emphasis in lens base, sculpture and sonic art. Much of his artistic practice takes place in the boreal forest near the city of Whitehorse, where he lives and works.
Born in Mexico City and now residing in Yukon Territory, at the north of Wester Canada, Omar has studies visual communication, photography, sculpture, sound art, painting, and the philosophy of image. His work has been exhibited in various countries, including Canada, Argentina, South Korea, Mexico, the United Kingdom, and the USA. Notably, Omar was a finalist in 2023, and a long-listed in 2025 for the Yukon Prize for Visual Art.
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