A face that toils so close to stones...
(2023)
Mimicking Sisyphus perpetual struggle to push a rock uphill, I strived to make a boulder my size. Each iteration was an attempt to reach my own top of the hill, that is why each "boulder" is regarded as an "ascension" followed by a number -the times I tried to build one-.
The making process became a performance of what it takes to become stone myself, experimenting with different materials, finishes and scale each time. This body of work is a never-ending piece, a lifetime work in progress, just like Sisyphus eternal punishment, there will be endless attempts, and due to its performatic nature, it might never be completed.
Ascension I - paper mache, carborundum, acrylic paint
Ascension IV - paper mache, carborundum and lithograph
Ascension III - paper mache, carborundum, typewritten Kitakata paper
Ascension IV - paper mache, carborundum, lithographs
Ascension V - paper mache, carborundum, acrylic paint
