Transición fundido a blanco
(Fade to white transition)
2021
(Fade to white transition)
2021
Fade to white transition consists of an installation in which the landscape in the gallery, all painted with pulverized Fluoxetine pills, frames works that reflect on the privilege of being oblivious to a condition.
This project is based on my experience facing a suicide attempt from my father, in order to portray the world of chronic mental illnesses and the relationship of those who suffer from them and those who do not. The title of the exhibition comes from the name of the cinematographic indication in which the screen fades to white, to move from one scene to the other and on some occasions it is the way that the film concludes, being an ambiguous ending, an ending that opens the door to a possibility that gives a new beginning.
The title makes one think of the patient who still does not have a decisive or condemning outcome, but also of the dazzle and the possibilities that open up when leaving a cave.
The title makes one think of the patient who still does not have a decisive or condemning outcome, but also of the dazzle and the possibilities that open up when leaving a cave.
Exhibited at Museo de Arte Carrillo Gil, Mexico City. December 10, 2021 _ April 1, 2022. Curated by Tomás Pérez
Fluoxac 20 mg, 2021 / Pulverized Fluoxetine and acrylic paint on wood. 174 x 108 x 32.5 cm
The work consists of the reproduction of a Fluoxac brand antidepressant package, marketed by the company Psicofarma, whose height corresponds to the same height as that of the artist's father.
The work consists of the reproduction of a Fluoxac brand antidepressant package, marketed by the company Psicofarma, whose height corresponds to the same height as that of the artist's father.
Fade to white transition, 2021 / Mural intervention. Pulverized Fluoxetine and acrylic paint. Variable dimensions
Erased suicide note from my father, 2020 / Traces of ink letter on paper, with graphite label. 64 x 55 x 4 cm
Cerro del muerto, 2021 / 4K video, color, sound, looped. 4'32''
Video in which the artist's father appears in front of the Cerro del Muerto, located in the state of Aguascalientes, Mexico.
Video in which the artist's father appears in front of the Cerro del Muerto, located in the state of Aguascalientes, Mexico.
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Installation views: Museo de Arte Carrillo Gil, Mexico City
Installation views: Museo de Arte Carrillo Gil, Mexico City
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More works from the series
More works from the series
Fade to white transition 1, 2021 / Pulverized Fluoxetine and acrylic paint on canvas. 80 x 60 x 1.5 cm
Fade to white transition 3, 2021 / Pulverized Fluoxetine and acrylic paint on canvas. 80 x 60 x 1.5 cm
Fade to white transition 4, 2021 / Pulverized Fluoxetine and acrylic paint on cutout wood canvas. 120 x 71.5 x 1.5 cm
Fade to white transition 5, 2021 / Pulverized Fluoxetine and acrylic paint on cutout wood canvas. 91 x 110 x 1.5 cm
Fade to white transition 3, 2021 / Pulverized Fluoxetine and acrylic paint on canvas. 80 x 80 x 2 cm