Installation
Clay, steel, water, acrylic, electronics, monitors
Dimensions variable
Unique
The work '(not) here, (not) now' is a performative installation. Water gradually moistens a clay form, while the work itself projects a kind of "introspection" on two monitors. The perception of time is also affected by changes in the speed of the image.
"I have always seen the absurd as a medium in art. A sort of deep and messy pond, where nothing makes sense, but one can fish for questions. These questions can be about the pond itself, but also about the projection of it on each of the objects, experiences and situations surrounding the experience of living. The chaotic presence of materiality has also always been one constant companion but also a worthy contender in my work, having to deal with its dynamic, but also, in its way, anarchic qualities, with an almost dictatorial authority intrinsic to its condition.
My work is nourished by my intuition and personal experience, as well as concepts that combine the abstract with the concrete - the interplay and relationship between time, space and reality. I am interested in the combination between different, especially raw and simple materials or elements with technological devices which provide the sculptures a sort of life of their own, some autonomy." – Pablo Fernandez Zapata
