The artistic duo's working methodology Ariamna Contino & Alex Hernandez In their most recent projects, this approach stems from the application of scientific principles to the realm of art. The artists rigorously address issues that are fundamental to the development of contemporary societies: the planet’s environmental health, the balance of social structures, human mobility, and the complex dynamics of human behavior, among others. It is their collaborative work—a meeting point that often allows them to complement and expand upon the personal research that both artists have pursued individually.

Statistics play a central role in his research. While certain statistical sources often serve as the starting point for his projects, his most recent works increasingly draw on fieldwork and the generation of original data obtained through direct observation. These metrics subsequently inform his works, determining both their form and their conceptual scope.

A comprehensive examination of their practice reveals the unique way in which they conceive of their pieces: as landscapes, in an explicit reference to the notion of the the expanded field of sculpture as formulated by Rosalind Krauss. For Contino & Hernández, these landscapes function as exercises in total cartography, emphasizing both meticulous documentation and the physical and symbolic inscription of specific biopsychosocial phenomena.

Ariamna Contino (Havana, Cuba, 1984) and Alex Hernandez (Havana, Cuba, 1982) are visual artists born in Havana who have achieved international recognition both for their individual careers and for the collaborative artistic practice they began in 2014. Their work is characterized by the artistic transformation of raw materials to explore the impact of human intervention on the environment, while proposing a utopian vision of matter returning to its natural state.

In 2019, the duo represented Cuba at the 57th Venice Biennale with his installations. That same year, his work was presented at the Ingolstadt Museum of Concrete Art, in Germany, as part of the Bauhaus centennial celebrations. Contino and Hernández’s work has been exhibited at institutions such as the New Museum and the Brooklyn Museum, among others, and is part of major public and private collections, including those of the Cleveland Institute of Artthe Pérez Art Museum Miami, the Jorge M. Pérez Collection and the National Museum of Fine Arts in Havana.