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PASADO/FUTURO,
2011
PASADO/FUTURO is
an installation comprised of 1039 clay bricks commonly found in Mexico. The bricks stand vertically on the ground in 33 rows and 32
columns. Bricks are then extracted
from this group, the empty spaces forming the word “PAST” in
Spanish. The extracted bricks with mortar form the word
“FUTURE” in Spanish constructed on top of the existing bricks, a didactic process
demonstrating the
use of past to form
the future.
The idea of
using bricks for this installation is derived
from
actual materials found at the chosen site for the exhibit: a
vacant lot in
transition.
Davis Birks, 2011
A special thank you to Marcial Romero Gonzaléz and his son Marcial Guillermo Romero Santos for their support with this project.
View images of the installation process here...>>
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PASADO/FUTURO, 2011
1039
clay bricks with mortar, 1.5m x 6m x 3m
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photo:
Josef Kandoll, 2011 |
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