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ARTEXT : La Biennale di Venezia
Ahora estaré con mi hijo
This site-specific installation of monumental sculptures is based on the theories of multiverses, which state that many different universes could coexist; thus, the large clay figures displayed over the whole space of the Artiglierie could be seen as simultaneous apparitions of these alternative worlds in ours, calling the attention to the other paths that humankind could have taken during its evolutionary history. Pushing this concept even further, the artist will develop a similar massive piece to be placed at the Jardin de Tuileries, Paris, during 2011, with the cooperation of SAM ART Projects and the Musée du Lou In the words of the curator Rodrigo Alonso, "Adrián Villar Rojas is a talented young artist who has been receiving important critical attention during the last years. With him representing Argentina at Venice Biennial we deepen our compromise with the emergent production, insufflate energy and vitality to the new venue, and bet on the future by creating a platform to establish an ongoing dialogue with the international art scene." "His work possesses a distinct personal tone. It combines formal experimentation with the construction of a narrative, which allows him to reflect on art, its forms of appearance, and its meanings, as if it were the end of times and the end of the world. His last pieces derive from a story, which speculates on the present from a hypothetical future, unfolding a political dimension of fantasy. Focused on that end of the world—ours—he suggests that we rethink the place of art creation as a shelter for existence, passion and sensibility." F. H. : The space seems small with these giant sculptures in it. ADRIÁN VILLAR ROJAS: It's actually not such a small space-250 square meters. But what I wanted to do was alter the space dramatically, and have the sculptures change the relationship between the viewer and the space. We shortened the height of the entrance door, and put all this drywall construction around. And we changed all the lighting. The works were meant to appear almost like an act of magic, as if this enormous group materialized perfectly in place. Each one of them weighs two tons. FH: So you made them in situ. AVR: Yes. We were here two months, seven days a week, 16 hours a day. No holidays, no weekends, no nothing. We calculated more or less 8,000 hours of labor. FH: Did you have the whole thing planned before you came? AVR: Just the first five sculptures. We started at the back of the room. We built the first five, then the next one, and the next one, and the next one. We created a strong dialogue among them. As I designed them, I designed the dialogues. FH: They are quite a pastiche of different forms. AVR: What I wanted to do was work as if I was not human. As if the human species didn't exist any more. I mean, as far as we know, for 6,000 light years around us, the only beings that are producing symbols, that are thinking-in the planets, in the universe-are humans. So when humans disappear from the face of the earth, then there will be no more art. What could you do in those last moments? What would the last art look like?
Curatori - Rodrigo Alonso Artisti : Adrián Villar Rojas
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