In the Eye of the Beholder
2012
2012
El Árbol Cultural Center
Querétaro, MX.
EXHIBITION / EXHIBITION
SERIES: Self-Portrait in Frames. Color photograph on paper, 4 pieces, 80 x 50 cm.
INSTALLATION: Old door, wooden frames, branch, plants, crates, light bulb, and door with a hole. 2.50 m x 3.00 m x 3.00 m. In collaboration with Sergio Olivares, Darío Gaona, Sergio Godoy, and Carlos Macías.
Growing up I was taught that 'Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.' For me this implied first that beauty exists. Second, that 'brought by the judgment of the eye' it is circumscribed by our capacity to sense. And finally, that limited as we are, beauty exists boundlessly, beyond our perception.
As a child, I was taught that "beauty is in the eye of the beholder." This phrase was initially based on the certainty that beauty exists, and although limited by our sensory capacity, it exists limitlessly, overflowing our perception.
COLLECTIVE INSTALLATION:
Deep sympathy for the mirror,
for whenever the hospitable surface
seeks to return my gaze,
it must abide vain appropriation.
For with the gentleness of undisturbed waters,
it subtly reflects on the self,
as echoed on every investment of others.
– a fellow
PIECES IN THIS SERIES:
Self-portrait I in frames , color photograph, 80x50cm.
Self-Portrait II in Frames , color photograph, 80x50cm.
Self-Portrait III in Frames , color photograph, 80x50cm.
Self-Portrait IV in Frames , color photograph, 80x50cm.
