Making the mirror. Materials: glass, vinegar and water, and silver glass mirror spray paint.
Cutting copper pipes to make the piece's structure and gluing the pieces with industrial gorilla glue (I have to say that after hearing several opinions of how to assemble the pieces, I was extremely skeptic with the use of this glue because I didn't know if it was gonna be strong enough to resist the weight of the sink, but the result was beautifully effective)
My
piece is based on the city of Armilla. This city is described as unfinished, demolished,
or abandoned because it doesn’t have ceilings, walls, or floors. The only things
that have been left are the water pipes, which go vertically and horizontally
where walls and floors should be placed. Lavabos, showers, bathtubs, mirrors,
and some porcelain objects are the ones that remain more importantly for the
author. Young naked woman recreate themselves showering, perfuming, and combing
their hairs. Like nymphs, they sing and find new ways of enjoying the water.
I
wanted, with my installation, to reflect that enchantment and surrealism that
this city had. I created a new metaphor from my own interpretation of the
reading. Instead of recreating an entire city, I focused on using elements that
the author mentioned to build a fragment of the city, but that still will
transmit the city’s essence. I wanted the elements to be dirty and old to give
that sensation of abandoned or forgotten. The idea of having hair coming out of
the faucet instead of water was to give the piece a surrealistic style, like if
the nymphs were inside the pipes. I really think that the choice of adding
sound to this piece was a successful one because it extremely helps the viewer
to experience the magical essence of the city. For the sound I made different
layers of running water and melodies with my own voice.
In the following link you can hear the sound of the piece:
In the following link you can hear the sound of the piece:
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