Hand-dyed fabric, hose, suction pump, microphone stand, and water.
Variable dimensions
SOMA, Mexico City
This is a fountain-throat through which water circulates cyclically in successive acts of expelling and swallowing. It references the feeling of being forced to swallow, accept, or endure something that causes deep discomfort. The water gradually washes out the hand-dyed fabric. The relentless flow of water—a defining feature of fountains—causes the fabric’s pigment to fade, dyeing the water as a result. The water turns increasingly orange as the time passes, embodying a physical transformation.
Desahogo (Relief), 2024
Desahogo, or “relief” in English, was a collaborative performance piece with artists Galia Eibenschutz and Alex Escobedo for the group show Un Mundo Feliz at SOMA, Mexico City.
The three of us take turns interacting with the sculptural fountain I made, conceived as an abstracted body that cyclically swallows and spits out water. This perpetual action alludes to the human body constantly relieving and absorbing both physical and emotional trauma.
Eibenschutz takes water to the chest, Escobedo cleans up the spill (by absorbing the water with the clothes on their body) and I swallow the same water. In an act of care and a declaration of friendship, we cover each other with canvas, cleaning and drying each other, rubbing our bodies to generate heat and keep warm, only to start the cycle over again until we become exhausted.