Transitions
Fleas dream of buying themselves a dog, and nobodies dream
of escaping poverty: that one magical day good luck will
suddenly rain down on them- will rain down in buckets. But
good luck doesn’t even fall in a fine drizzle, no matter
how hard the nobodies summon it, even if their left hand is
tickling, or if they begin the new day with their right foot, or
start the new year with a change of brooms.
The nobodies: nobody’s children, owners of nothing. The
nobodies: the no ones, the nobodied, running like rabbits,
dying through life, screwed every which way.
Who don’t speak languages, but dialects.
Who don’t have religions, but superstitions.
Who don’t create art, but handicrafts.
Who don’t have culture, but folklore.
Who are not human beings, but human resources.
Who do not have names, but numbers.
Who do not appear in the history of the world, but in the
police blotter of the local paper.
The nobodies, who are not worth the bullet that kills them
Eduardo Galeano
The series Transitions begins to take shape in late 2009. He began to work with light materials to change of scale and finishes in 2011 to participate in the Public Art Award 2011 organized by the Royal British Society of Sculptors.
Soul
Measuring 50 x 60 x 110 cm and is shown hung on the wall, parallel to the ground. They are externally illuminated by a star projector.
It is made of resin and glass fiber, white, and carries a steel cable for attachment to the wall.
Represents the concept of soul in ancient times, as the breath of life, as a principle of rationality. It consists of a head and a neck. Reminds gargoyles on cathedrals or figureheads of ships.
Colossus Aloud Silence
It is a piece of 200 x 130 x 150 cm shows hanging on the wall 3 meters high, so that the head is about 2 meters off the ground .
It is illuminated inside with 8 blue fluorescent produce no heat or noise and light reminiscent of a huge blue alabaster.
It is madden of resin and fiberglass, hollow to lighten the weight, and with an aluminum structure that allows it to be hung on the three support points that form the plane perpendicular to the ground, forming a moment of inertia making the head and neck to be inclined 30 degrees on its axis and running twist like a corkscrew.
Although outwardly the Colossus is white, like most parts of the series, is made in pieces of resin lightly pigmented with natural colors in yellow and blue and setting form water when it was lighted, the stitching of these pieces, seams scars resemble the soul.
None of the parts has a face but the combination of position, shape , motion … makes the observer put it a face.
Here is a part of humanity stunned watching the death as ultimate demise and the fact that others assume a transition to another life, given us as a religion fact.
Heart of Jesus
Measures 32 x 32 x 20 cm and is it shows hanging on the wall . It is made of resin and fiberglass, white. He wears a white silicone primer for hands and a red resin cast for the heart. It has a structure of steel cable for easy placement .
It Takes an internal circuit to illuminate the heart and the projection of rays in function of the ambient sound.
Both hands and heart are made to its natural sizes.
For some Christians, the Sacred Heart devotion is referring to the physical heart of Jesus of Nazareth, as a symbol of divine love. Metaphorically, it refers to the emotional and moral life of Jesus, especially his love for humanity. It is common among Catholic countries public performance in calendars, prints and on building facades.
In the eyes of someone who does not handle this symbology, The Heart of Jesus could be, for example, the image of a hippy who has suffered a radioactive attack and it has left his heart in the chest.
With surprise and even disgust that can arouse contemplation, the viewer is moved to position the uninitiated.
Meditating Seeker
It measures 160 x 60 x 100 cm and is shown resting on the floor. It is made of resin and fiberglass, white.
It has a meditative posture, hands resting on his knees. The head tilted, looking into infinity. Waves are projected to transport the viewer back to the tranquility of the seabed.
Small Chinese Colossus
It measures 100 x 60 x 60 cm and it is shows resting on the floor. It is made with wool and thread dipped in resin, colored mostly red. Inside is housed a heart resin human size, internally illuminated, and it has five red LED lights projecting outside.
The piece is based on a Chinese legend that tells of the existence of an invisible red thread that ties the heart of the people destined to love forever.
The light rays LEDs symbolizes the searching for new connections.
The Bundle
Measures 120 x 80 x 100 cm and it is show resting on the floor. It is made of resin and fiberglass, white.
It rests on a tilting surface that recalls the rocking chairs and brings the pendulum, steady, monotonous … movement of prayer, pleading, mantras. Resembles a pile of clothes on the floor of which a figure appears with just female form, sheltered under a veil.
Some people, for their beliefs, treat women like a lump.
His face reminds submission, sadness, grief, helplessness …
The Muslim Prayer
Measuring 90 x 90 x 50 cm and it is shows resting on the floor. It is made of resin and fiberglass, white.
The piece is tilted on its bent and prostrate on the ground in prayer stance legs. It has his head looking to the sky, symbolizing his connection with Allah. Highlight the mystical side of prayer.
The Rascal
Measures 190 x 120 x 100 cm and it is show resting on the floor. It is made from resin and fiberglass, white.
It rests on a spherical base, or as a snack Roly-poly toy wherein any motion it returns to its equilibrium position.
The Rascal chest out, but his back is stressed, vertebrae and muscles are highlighted contractured. Wearing a mask reminiscent of the Venetian and a huge nose like Pinocchio when lying.
A red light projected onto the piece and when a presence detector connected with an observer approaching.
The Pillo can belong to any of the religions present, past or future.