Archaeology of the Present

Installation for Art Baja Zona maco 2024

Baja California

In recent years, my work has been linked to Architecture and forms. Lately, I have incorporated clay into some of my pieces, considering it an element of fertility, life, or creation. The idea for this particular piece, Archaeology of the Present, originated from a loss – the loss of my mother. While observing the earth, the reddish color like clay, which was laid beside her coffin at the time of her burial, and the excavated pit before bidding her farewell. Without stopping to talk about the pain or everything going through my mind, I got lost watching the excavation where they would place the coffin: it was a perfect rectangle! I saw it as a form of architecture to house the life that has passed on. I thought of a timeline that offered itself to speak about different things: memories, love, nostalgia. Digging deep into the well and finding oneself. Seeing yourself reflected in some way. This is where a second element comes into play, the mirror line in the middle of the piece, when you contemplate it. In the installation, my intention goes beyond the personal. Rather than finding answers to my experience, I would like those who traverse it, looking into the depth of the structure, finding their reflection, with the infinite, the sky behind them, to ask questions and desire to dig into their present, not into the unavoidable, but into the life that exists in the here and now.