Decomposing Imprint

Millville Studios presents “Decomposing Imprint,” a solo exhibition of new and existing work by Los Angeles-based artist Alexandra Lopez Iglesias, curated by Sara Hubbs. The exhibition marks a return to Tucson for Lopez Iglesias, who earned her Bachelor of Architecture at the University of Arizona.

The exhibition opens Saturday, November 7th with a reception from 7-10 pm and remains on view through December 19, 2026. A closing reception will be held Saturday, December 19th from 7-10 pm.

Decomposing Imprint explores the marks we inherit, accumulate and carry through our lives. Working with paper and clay, Lopez Iglesias considers how these impressions shape us, what we continue to carry and what we might choose to release. Through piercing, cutting, scraping, stitching, burning and concealing, Lopez Iglesias approaches her materials as bodies capable of holding memory. She describes these actions not as acts of wounding but of excavation. Each gesture leaves a trace, building a physical record of accumulation, resistance and transformation.

The exhibition will unfold across both floors of the gallery, bringing individual works into conversation through shared materials and processes. Together, they explore the ways an imprint can be preserved, transformed or undone.

“To decompose an imprint is not to erase it,” Lopez Iglesias writes. “It is to stay with it long enough to recognize its parts.”