Geoide #3 and #2 Diptych, 2019

Fredy Saul Serrano  

This artwork presents a poignant juxtaposition of natural and crafted forms, enclosed under glass domes. The piece on the left features a smooth, white geometric stone with sharp facets, exuding calm and order. Its refined surface invites contemplation of purity and simplicity. On the right, a vivid contrast emerges with a darker, irregular stone, encased in a rough, textured black exterior. This piece embodies unpredictability and rugged beauty. Both stones sit on circular wooden bases, enhancing their organic feel. The transparent glass domes create an atmosphere of preservation and curiosity, allowing each stone's uniqueness to shine while inviting introspection. The artwork masterfully explores themes of nature versus nurture, and the elegance found in both chaos and clarity.

The artwork is a three-state model of an inorganic body, beginning with a black, alien-like rock formation, which gradually unfolds as it evolves, revealing its contents as a whitish crystal with unknown properties.

Serrano's artistic work centers on an interest in exploring his territory and its representation. In recent years, he has focused on the natural sciences as an object of study for his research and creation, seeking to establish connections between remembered events and other fictions in his imagination. This line of work emerges from the investigations he has conducted in a territory called Laguna, whose meaning expands into synonyms and/or other definitions of the word—for example, when speaking of a "mental gap"—which are translated into the visual metaphors of this place, constructed from childhood memories.

From The Geoide Series. Polyurethane and acrylic paint, paraffin elements and plastic beads pinned. Encapsulated in glass domes and a wooden base. Overall size: 30 H x 40 D cm. Individual size: 30 H x 20 D cm. Unpackaged: 5.9 Kg. Packaged: 6.54 Kg. Signed at the base of the object