Lilibeth Cuenca Rasmussen’s interests lie in socio-cultural relations; her videos pieces, animations, performances and songs examine issues of identity, gender and culture in connection to different communities in the society. In her examination of socio-cultural constructions and how they are influenced by different individual circumstances, environment and ethnicity, Cuenca Rasmussen often places her self at the centre of her works, acting as object or character. Her works have the ability to “hit a raw nerve” in their astute examination of how “self” is constituted and how people act within a group either chosen or determined by social situations. Key to Cuenca Rasmussen’s work is her articulate use of humour and wit, which that allows her to effectively critique her subject matter and deliver serious and sometimes political messages.
In her installation ‘Life is too Short!’, Lilibeth Cuenca Rasmussen reflects on her childhood in the Philippines. ‘Life is too Short!’ consists of three projections, each showing a portrait of a Filipino woman in her daily surroundings, job, home, and with her family. These are lifestyles that could have been her own, had her family not moved to Denmark. She humorously imagines herself being the women and living their lives by placing herself in their surroundings, with their husbands and families.
Lilibeth Cuenca Rasumussen was born in the Philippines in 1970. She graduated from the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts in 2002. She currently lives and works in Copenhagen.
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2007
A Void, Kirkhoff, Copenhagen
Global Feminisms, Brooklyn Museum, New York
I Love Malmö - Works from Malmö Art Museum, Turku Art Museum, Turku, Finland
Den Fri, Copenhagen
Kærlighed, Brænderigården, Viborg, Denmark
White Box, New York
2006
Ego-Show, X-Rummet, Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark
Et Skridt i den rigtige retning, Gl. Holtegaard, Denmark
Bandits-Mages, Bourges, France
Esplanaden, Den Fri Udstillingsbygning, Copenhagen
Kunst Parade, Copenhagen, Denmark
Det reale og det fantastiske, Den Frie Udstillingsbygning, Copenhagen
Regarding Denmark, Ileana Tounta Contemporary Art Centre, Athens
Wake Up!, Rauma Biennale Balticum 2006, Rauma Art Museum, Finland A Tale of Two Cities, Busan Biennale, Korea
New Adventures, Zandari Gallery, Seuol, Korea
Woman in the Rythm, Gävle Konstcentrum, Sweden
2005
Accent, Museum of Contemporary Art, Roskilde, Denmark
Doppeltop, Køge Art Museum of Sketches, Denmark
2004
Life is Too Short, Kirkhoff Contemporary, Copenhagen
Super Danish, Habourfront Centre, Toronto
Anders Zorn and Nordic Contemporary art, Arken, Denmark
Human, Fucking Human, Lofoten International Art Festival
The Inagural Show, Kirkhoff, Copenhagen
Last Winter Spring Never Came, Platform Garanti Contemporary Art Center, Istanbul
2003
Rohto, St. Petersburg
De bortbjudna – Malmö Konstmuseum visits Rooseum
Familiebilleder, Kunsthallen Brænderigården, Viborg, Denmark
Home Sweet Home, Åarhus Kunstmuseum, Denmark
Stunt, Tenisplatsi, Helsinki