After relocating from London to New York City, Spanish-born
Cristina BanBan found herself exploring and reexamining her identity. Overcome by feelings of nostalgia and homesickness, her sort of moodiness dictated her paintings: portraits of beloved ones like her late grandmother ‘La Pencha’, or artworks with titles as
Overthought and
Angustia. This all happened before the start of the pandemic, but her new online exhibition,
Tigre y paloma, on view at 1969 Gallery’s
website until July 12, which gathers all these recent paintings, seems to come at a perfect timing. Today, we speak with Cristina about isolation before and during the pandemic, how she copes with feeling homesick, and summer memories.