MECEDORAS SERIES
The works in the Mecedoras series are composed of fragments of wooden rocking chairs (mecedora in Spanish). In the works, I appoint each rocking chair fragment to be a letter of the alphabet based on the shadow it projects. Each piece in this series transforms a word or phrase from Francisco Hernández's poem Cinco Melismas para Gunther Gerzo, inviting the viewer to "read" the poem on the wall as a calligraphic gesture. Additionally, each one of the rocking chair letters is situated at a specific height which is determined by a waveform analysis of the pitch and rhythm of the poet’s voice as he reads his poem aloud.
Different Mecedoras installed in a collector’s home, in Arroniz Gallery, in the restaurant Pujol, and in the Museo de Arte Sonora, Mexico.
EL NUDO POR VENIR, 2016
208 x 120 x 79 cm / 82 x 47 x 31 in
Rocking chair fragments, enamel paint and lighting.
Various Mecedoras
DE HUESOS, 2016
152 x 120 x 80 cm / 60 x 47 x 31.5 in
LA BATALLA, 2016
152 x 120 x 80 cm / 60 x 47 x 31.5 in
DE GRECIA (in profile), 2016
140 x 120 x 70 cm / 55 x 47 x 27.5 in
De Grecia, 2016
140 x 120 x 70 cm / 55 x 47 x 27.5 in
EL NACIMIENTO, 2016
173 x 89 x 71 cm / 68 x 35 x 28 in
Rocking chair fragments and lighting.