Conversations with Rocks
Installation View, Sanchez Gallery, 2021
“Art says things that history cannot,” -Beatriz González.
The world is constantly changing, updating, deleting, and adjusting to the many interactions and barriers. My work expresses my internal dialogue with this world, while my collaborators- news, politics, relationships, and situations- bring their own encumbrances to the table demanding my manipulation. Drawing on my Colombian roots, my rock compositions create unstable places of momentary propriety, shaky and uncertain, evoking the transient nature of home, connections, and comfort. The juxtapositions of objects seen in this series reveal narratives about personal, relational situations that investigate a social theory of rocks as visual metaphors, myths and archetypal stories deconstructing emotional textures, and untouched interactions. While many of the images include real places in Bogotá, Zipaquirá, or Tabio, these structures engender a much closer look at internal, imaginary social interactions, authenticity, and taking measure.
The world is constantly changing, updating, deleting, and adjusting to the many interactions and barriers. My work expresses my internal dialogue with this world, while my collaborators- news, politics, relationships, and situations- bring their own encumbrances to the table demanding my manipulation. Drawing on my Colombian roots, my rock compositions create unstable places of momentary propriety, shaky and uncertain, evoking the transient nature of home, connections, and comfort. The juxtapositions of objects seen in this series reveal narratives about personal, relational situations that investigate a social theory of rocks as visual metaphors, myths and archetypal stories deconstructing emotional textures, and untouched interactions. While many of the images include real places in Bogotá, Zipaquirá, or Tabio, these structures engender a much closer look at internal, imaginary social interactions, authenticity, and taking measure.
Underneath (with Zipper)
On exhibit at SOMArts Gallery, SF, CA, 2021
