CUBAN-AMERICAN ARTIST GABRIELA NOELLE (B. 1990) CREATES PLAYABLE ART AND INTERACTIVE OBJECTS INSPIRED BY CHILDHOOD. FROM FUNCTIONAL DIMENSIONAL SCULPTURES IN PUBLIC SPACES, ALL PIECES INSPIRE THE VIEWER TO SEE THE WORLD THROUGH THE EYES OF A CHILD. THIS CHILDLIKE PERSPECTIVE PROMPTS THE VIEWER TO USE THEIR IMAGINATION, EXERCISE CURIOSITY, AND CREATE A BOND WITH THEIR ENVIRONMENT.

GABRIELA VIEWS HER WORK IN LUCITE, MIXED MEDIA, AND TEXTILES AS A PRACTICE IN PRESERVATION, SERVING TO DOCUMENT OUR TIME ON EARTH. FOR OVER EIGHT YEARS, GABRIELA HAS WORKED WITH TWO FAMILY-OWNED ACRYLIC MANUFACTURERS IN MIAMI FROM CUBAN BACKGROUNDS. THE CNC ROUTED AND HAND POLISHED ACRYLIC SIDE TABLES SHOWCASE THE ORGANIC, HAND CUT AESTHETIC CONSISTENT IN THE SERIES WHILE HONORING THE MATERIAL THAT HAS GAINED GABRIELA RECOGNITION OVER THE YEARS.