Elvis Presley, Tropical Jungle, 2023

Paloma Castello  

In this striking artwork, a musician with slicked-back hair and sunglasses leans back, absorbed in playing an intricately detailed guitar. This monochromatic figure contrasts sharply with the vibrant green backdrop of lush jungle foliage. Perched gracefully on the guitar's neck is a vivid blue parrot, adding a splash of color and exoticism. The juxtaposition of the musician's calm, focused demeanor and the wild, untamed nature of the rainforest creates a captivating tension. The blend of black-and-white with vivid colors enhances the composition's surreal quality. This piece masterfully combines elements of rock-and-roll culture with the untamed beauty of nature, inviting viewers to explore themes of harmony and contrast.

Castelloland works with objects whose uniqueness is fundamental to the narrative of each story, as each image reacts and develops through the interaction between the word and the object. This series is composed of more than 30 photographs and the stories that connect them, which oscillate between fiction and reality. The artistic work of Paloma Castello, giving life or a different narrative to the past of an object. She is interested in playing with memory and relating it to the present, creating an atmosphere between reality and fiction. Castellos' family and social origins have a powerful influence on her work. She grew up surrounded by objects and anecdotes inherited from her ancestors that inspire endless surreal stories. Her work arises from these experiences; They are evidence of her “autofiction." Paloma Castello presents us with a work full of nostalgia. Her artistic work represents the soul of her proposal: inherited objects discovered or found that have become the tip of the iceberg of her past. They are elements that she collects, remembers and then classifies following a method that frames her anachronistic attitude that shows the youth of her art. It also shows that experimentation on herself is common for an artist just starting her career. Without a doubt, this resource, valid and true, becomes the path that determines the author's experimental character. 

From the series Castelolland Digital photographs on glossy pearlescent paper Edition of 5 + 1 AP

More Editions & Sizes: Small: 24 x 20 inches. Edition of 5 + 1 AP