Con el Mismo Amor (With the Same Love) is a living sculpture project developed over eight years (1999-2007) in Maricao, Puerto Rico. This extensive land sculpture represents Henle’s commitment to creating work that exists in dialogue with the natural environment, evolving through time and seasons.
The project was created on a 218-acre site in the mountains of western Puerto Rico, transforming an abandoned farm into a living artwork that continues to evolve today.
Location: Maricao, Puerto Rico
Duration: 1999–2007 (ongoing)
Site: 218-acre former farm in the mountains
Medium: Living sculpture, photography, film
Exhibitions: Museum of Fine Arts Boston, Herzliya Museum, Gwangju Biennale
Film: 20-minute documentary (2007)
The 20-minute documentary film Con el Mismo Amor chronicles the eight-year creation of the living sculpture project. Directed by Vivien Bittencourt and Jan Henle, the film offers an intimate look at the artistic process and the transformation of the land.
Film Details
Directed by Vivien Bittencourt and Jan Henle
Produced by Dee Vitale Henle
Cinematographer and Editor Tom Piper
Associate Producer Vincent Katz
The film has been screened at:
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (2010)
Montalvo Arts Center, California (2009)
Ille Arts, Amagansett (2013)
ikono On Air Festival (2013) – broadcast on HDTV channels to 30+ countries
2010
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
2008
Herzliya Museum of Contemporary Art
Herzliya, Israel
2007
Sikkema Jenkins & Co.
New York, NY
2008
Gwangju Biennale
Gwangju, South Korea
