Esther Eeleene’s choreographic practice is a costumbrista portrait of life: a poetic observation of everyday gestures, encounters, and rituals. Blending dance, film, and performance, she transforms the ordinary into playful, intimate, and emotionally charged landscapes — an ode to the beauty, fragility, and joy of being alive.
HELLO, MY NAME IS BLUE
Arte Laguna Critics’ Opinion
The work of Esther López Navarro, selected by the jury of the 18th edition of the Arte Laguna Prize, stands out for the artist’s imagination and originality in combining diverse disciplines such as film, painting, performing arts, documentary, and visual storytelling. The piece has a hybrid nature that unfolds through multiple narrative layers and a varied compositional rhythm. Furthermore, the artist demonstrates remarkable sensitivity in connecting different social and geographical contexts, intertwining Korean identity with her own Spanish roots. The work represents a significant example of transcending cultural boundaries.
A work inspired by the Chinese legend of the giant pandas. In a world of destruction, pollution, and climate crisis, pandas are threatened and endangered.
A HEARTFELT TEAR
IL SOGNO DI UN'OPERA
“Did I dream before I existed?” With this question, the piece walks inside its own dream: the dream of arriving in Venice, of becoming something alive and real. A body of paint moves through the city like a moving canvas, absorbing architecture, silence, history. A living work, uncertain whether it is arriving for the first time or returning home.
This piece was conceived and directed as the official video for Arte Laguna.
LONELY GREEN EYES
Among that blue, I missed those green eyes. Where are those green eyes?
Reality and virtuality create another perception of the world.