This contemporary art piece features a simple, minimalist composition. The central focus is an elongated, metallic-looking object that resembles a label or stamp, with the repeated word "ENVIADO" (Spanish for "sent") prominently displayed in red. The overall aesthetics are largely monochromatic, with a strong emphasis on the textured, industrial-like surface of the central element. The artwork appears to comment on themes of communication, logistics, and the standardized processes involved in the movement of goods or information. The artist's intention may be to explore the bureaucratic and impersonal nature of modern shipping and delivery systems. ...
Amalia Pica’s practice, which includes sculpture, performance, installation, drawing and video, explores human communication, its failures and intimacy. Human modes of interaction, such as the desire to be understood and accepted, are central to her work. Pica uses found objects, like hair brushes, wine bottles and confetti, verbal and non-verbal linguistic tools, like texts and venn diagrams, out-dated means of communication, like shutter telegraphs and slide projectors. Her live performances are audience-driven, creating situations of encounters, awkward and real. Having been born during the 'Dirty War' in Argentina, Pica’s works further consider the issue of state control, history, representation and systems of bureaucracy. In her performances, she explores the ways civic participation can become a mode of resistance to political oppression across time and cultures. ...
Proyectos Ultravioleta was founded in Guatemala City in 2009 as an independent artist-run space, and has since established itself as a leading voice in contemporary art in Latin America and beyond.
