Falla 5, 2021

Rodrigo Etem  

This artwork presents a striking landscape, merging natural elements with a subtle focus on environmental impact. The foreground is dominated by a mound of earth interspersed with vivid green vegetation, symbolizing nature's resilience amid human disruption. The earthy textures and colors are richly captured, offering a tactile sense of the terrain. The expansive, bright sky overhead contrasts with the earthy tones, introducing a serene, yet poignant sense of vastness. This piece skillfully balances tension between the natural and the man-made, as seen in the scattered debris that hints at human presence. The horizon features distant structures, adding depth and narrative complexity. This artwork invites contemplation of the environmental themes, juxtaposing beauty with subtle critique, making it uniquely thought-provoking.

Archival pigment print on Hahnemuhle smooth canvas. From the series All the faults of the world. Edition of 4. Unframed. In recent years -through the use, production, and appropriation of content hosted on the net- The artist has been developing a body of work that aims to resignify narratives from the files. The series "All the faults of the world", 2021/23 are digital prints printed on Hahnemuhle smooth canvas. The Images are taken by Google Street View (GSV) users that cover a 360º viewing angle and are captured to show everything that is around the subject taking the photograph. These images, uploaded to the application (GSV) are geolocated at the precise point where they were taken so that other users can access them. Due to involuntary human errors in the capture, a small percentage of these Images present anomalies because some fragment does not have a record, and a void is produced in the image and an opaque figure without representation. The entry of these anomalies into the system interferes with any attempt to full representation of the world. Motivated by this, the artist as in a game "travels the world" from the app, looking to build my collection of failures from around the world.