get me to the roof on time

Victor Payares

Opening: 8 March 2019 6 - 9pm
Exhibition: 9 March - 13 April 2019

Beneath the red ochre, much like the Lascaux cave paintings, red recalls aged mechanics: a prehistoric form of collectivity. Rhizomatic, in the same way as sand that has no beginning nor end, these excavations invite the viewer to inspect from above: from the roof. In fact, the trail was perfectly blocked by earthfall; we were obliged to turn back. Nonetheless, we’ve gone beyond and witnessed more than any before us. Full text

Dawnbringer, acrylic, modelling paste, sand, and found objects on linen, 204 x 154 cm, 2019