Sandra Viviana Murillo Morales, arQ RunicoS, is an interdisciplinary artist originally from Colombia, now based in Tiohtiá:ke / Mooniyang / Montréal. Her artistic journey is a testament to resilience and transformation. Trained as an architect, she transitioned from two decades of freehand drawing in landscape planning and urban design to develop a unique ambidextrous technique using coloured pencils on various media in 2019. Her technique serves as a metaphor for her body's rebirth overcoming an unexpected critical illness. Viviana's art not only invites reflection, but also conveys impactful stories about the regenerative power of our bodies, echoing the resilient force of nature adapting to urban environments. Her abstract forms capture her synaesthetic perception of the world through colour.
Viviana's creative process is intuitive and stems from the architectural principle “form follows function," which during her practice in landscape planning and urban design, it was transformed into "form follows nature". Thought her artistic practice, she rediscovered how "nature follows colour," delving into the interplay of nature, colour, light, and sensorial perception of forms. Today, her body of work extends from ambidextrous drawings, to her signature three-dimensional ephemeral paper sculptures, 'topo.graphies' of her emotions.
Driven by determination, her focus lies in creating immersive 3D experiences composed by her human-scaled drawings and sculptures, aiming to conquer urban landscapes with public art installations. As her artistic vision unfolds, she envisions integrating digital art into her expanding repertoire.
Aside from her artistic practice, she facilitates workshops to share her ambidextrous drawing technique - a mindfulness exercise designed to rediscover the creative power housed in both brain hemispheres.