The artwork features a striking visual composition of interconnected metallic shapes and patterns. The predominant colors are shades of gray, with the textures of the mesh-like structures creating a mesmerizing interplay of light and shadow. The subject matter appears to depict fragmented or overlapping forms, suggesting a sense of movement and disruption. The artist's technique incorporates industrial materials and repetitive patterns, which evokes a mechanical or technological aesthetic. The context of this piece likely explores themes of modern industrialization, the human-machine interface, or the fragmentation of contemporary society. ...
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.
