Gaps & Threads
THE FORM IS the THREAD, of linen, of Representation and projection, as iconic, flat image, contained or constructed installation, to possibly become a physical experience of space of context or non-space, of light and shadow, Dynamic and symbolic, with all its gaps inbetween. shaken in one's relational coordinates and monitored patterns, one freezes or moveS, tumbles ALONG or pulls the next threaD of context.
Works are held in private and state collections in Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, Austria, Australia and Switzerland.
.. a magnificent work of art: the installation by the artist Gravity Flags Projects ... The exhibition already seductively attracted me by its title and I remained impressed: light blankets, heavy metallic structures, extremely thin threads supporting heavy objects and very dense visual contents, as well as a lighting that was turning opaque into brilliant and what we normally consider brilliant as dark ... the images transmitted an extremely evocative history of a human condition worn out by the step of the years. It was the story of humanity enfolding to sensitize us on the problematic ties between our past, present and future. What does that we are as we are? In other words: why are we as we are? ... the observer of this work not only retaines an aesthetic fascination, but his soul will be confused. This confusion sown by the aesthetic is a motivation to find the truths of what we face as fictions. The differences in the world are not something we see as natural and normal. However, they have irrational and immoral bases, which we deny, because they are held in specific relationships. To deny them, we discover the lies of the existence of people destined to dominate or be dominated. Gravity Flags Projects’s works causes reflections on how are you. In a world full of more violence, a work of this artist, despite taking a topic that is as depressing as human misery, causes optimism. We have to be sensitive, not to forget that what gives us humanity is respect for others, because that will help us to love ourselves. In the history of mankind have been many calamities: wars, conquest, subjugation, colonization of bodies and souls. Gravity Flags Projects’s work causes us to remember, but what for? And contemplating on each work, I get a simple answer to my perception damaged: ... it would be better if the world did not have ratings. If anyone dared to qualify just me in a nineteenth and Eurocentric terms of race, they would scientifically find I am a mixture of Indian, Moor, Aragon, black bighorn, which make me completely different than others and, therefore, I am unclassifiable, unreadable to the master. If I recognize that I can not be stuck in a classification, I know with certainty that my peers can not be reduced to a typology or thing. We are all equal because we are all paradoxically different. Gravity Flags Projects 's work helped me to better understand this. It gave me immense pleasure to observe the installation of this connoted artist in Mexico, where in the days running there few things fill us with joy. Sometimes love, with so many contradictions that fill our everydays world, seems an unattainable state. After witnessing this work, maybe like me, other viewers are thinking the world is based on combinations that characterize our humanity and should not set us apart ... The truth in these dark days that led us to believe that art can slide images of a better world for all ...
Francisco Javier Gomez Carpinteiro
Research Professor, Institute of Social Sciences and Humanities, BUAP MExico
"THE WAY OF THE PROPHET - What would happen if the world we live in would sink into a chaos overnight? What fears should we manage? ... What is real, what fiction? The visual art of tomorrow deals with ... what might be described as the basic laws of human existence. ... Again and again you will find in the installations references to the art of earlier epochs. The recognition of image fragments creates a sense of familiarity in the viewer, making the experience of time slower and more reflective. Their linearity is also questioned. From this perspective, Gravity Flags Projects rightly addresses the medium of painting. The development of painting accompanies the evolution of mankind. In addition, his ability to perceive the world as external image is the milestone of philosophical thinking. The works of Gravity Flags Projects give initiation to look anew at aspects of life. The works unite humans and animals and turn interfaces of evolution into wonderful worlds of experience... Mostly there is also a reference to the future. In this way, a classic two-dimensional portrait becomes a network of canvas threads that attempts to portray man as a digitally networked being. The installations also have a magical appeal because they seem completely timeless. In addition, Gravity Flags Projects understands the staging as an integral element of art. The play of light and shadow not only gives the works more depth, but also forces the observer to redefine his location. Often front and back of an installation can not be separated: it is about the overall perception. Last but not least, the art of Gravity Flags Projects embodies the concept of individual mythology. As with Joseph Beuys, a mirror is held up to the viewer, and he is invited to critically question the time he lives in. Nowadays, with everything changing at a rapid pace, this is not an easy task. Gravity Flags Projects takes on this challenge - and consequently chooses the way of the Prophet. "
ERNO VROONEN, CURATORIAL ADVISOR AND INDEPENDENT CURATOR FOR CONTEMPORARY ART
on "human horizon" belgium
"The coarse canvas, supported by a steel bar, shows a woman's body insinuating to Italian art of 15-16th century. By applying paint and composition with professional gesture, a contemporary work reveals itself, that transcends to a powerful, archaic impact by the use of its brute materiality."
Andrea Zsutty, aRT historian VIENNA
on "FLuid VOLuptuOuSitY"/ private collection