Medellin
June 2 to June 10, 2025
CARLOS VILLABON
In order to repel flies and other insects, in Colombia and some other tropical locations, plastic bags filled with water are suspended at different heights.
In order to repel flies and other insects, in Colombia and some other tropical locations, plastic bags filled with water are suspended at different heights.
Colled rolled y pinturas vinilicas
55.5 × 40.9 × 20.5 in
Oil on canvas
90.5 x 62 In
Oil on canvas
73.6 x 79.5 In
Oil on canvas
59 x 93 In
Oil on canvas
36.6 x 49.2 In
Oil on canvas
27.5 x 27.5 In
Oil on canvas
27.9 x 30.7 In
Oil on canvas
43.3 x 43.3 In
Oil on canvas
51.1 x 70.8 In
Oil on canvas
66.9 x 59 In
Works description
In order to repel flies and other insects, in Colombia and some other tropical locations, plastic bags filled with water are suspended at different heights. That popular belief inspired Carlos
ADN (2022) arises from several formal explorations that Villabon has been working on: light, darkness, color, and the very materiality of the bags. It also comes from the photographic analysis
Through images that oscillate between the intimate and the surreal, Alfaro presents scenes laden with symbolism, irony, and tension. His works confront the viewer with the absurd, the beautiful, and
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