Melanie Smith & Rafael Orteg
06 Mar - 29 Jun 2008
© Melanie Smith with Rafael Ortega
Still from Parres II, 2004
Courtesy Galería OMR, Mexico and Galerie Peter Kilchmann, Zurich
Still from Parres II, 2004
Courtesy Galería OMR, Mexico and Galerie Peter Kilchmann, Zurich
MELANIE SMITH WITH RAFAEL ORTEGA
"Parres" Trilogy
March 6-June 29, 2008
Life in Mexico City , the world’s third largest megalopolis, has had a profound effect on English-born artist Melanie Smith's work, which reflects the city’s tensions and intrinsic contradictions. Colors, textures, materials and found
objects from the urban environment figure prominently in her work, which examines the visual elements of the city in all of its complexity and chaos. The Parres Trilogy ( 2004-2005), with Rafael Ortega, filmed in a small town on the outskirts of Mexico City investigate ways of seeing – each by capturing a scene that is either hidden or uncovered by a “painting.”
"Parres" Trilogy
March 6-June 29, 2008
Life in Mexico City , the world’s third largest megalopolis, has had a profound effect on English-born artist Melanie Smith's work, which reflects the city’s tensions and intrinsic contradictions. Colors, textures, materials and found
objects from the urban environment figure prominently in her work, which examines the visual elements of the city in all of its complexity and chaos. The Parres Trilogy ( 2004-2005), with Rafael Ortega, filmed in a small town on the outskirts of Mexico City investigate ways of seeing – each by capturing a scene that is either hidden or uncovered by a “painting.”