#20 From Un niño en el Chicle Series, 2021

José Sierra  

Archival Pigment Print on Hahnemühle paper 

More Editions & Sizes Small: 24 in. H x 15.1 in. W. 

Edition of 10 + 1AP 

This artwork presents a surreal and evocative scene, capturing a figure immersed in an ambiguous setting. Set against a vibrant pink backdrop, a person crouches within a transparent container, creating an intriguing contrast between their exposed limbs and the draped blue fabric over their head. The figure holds a mass of long, flowing blonde hair, cascading dramatically outside the vessel. The juxtaposition of the natural human form against synthetic elements like the hair and plastic, along with the bold color palette, underscores themes of identity, transformation, and confinement. The composition's abstractness invites viewers to explore interpretations of vulnerability and self-expression. This piece challenges traditional portraiture, inviting contemplation on the fluid nature of identity and the boundaries between reality and artifice.

 "La Piedra Sustituta" Series Showing a body that is hidden is the aesthetic apology for the insane judgment that the artist himself has taken as an excuse for not being "pointed at" or rather as self-pointing. The stone is taken by the body that is unprotected as a metaphor for the weakness that seeks protection, and the body is taken by the stone as a consequence of an insecure state, how can a stone take a body? If this is the one that "institutionally" does it.