Carlos Garaicoa (b.1967)

Acquired from the artist

This work is in good condition overall. The photographs have been examined under plexiglas. They are ready to hang. The vinyl lettering is rolled.
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This lot is accompanied with an adhesive wall text:

I got into a discussion about the genesis of desire with one of my friends. It dealt with the fact of carrying the "world" along with you, or an image of "the world" engraved upon your body. "Sometimes desire and imagination", he told me, "become gag, and indelible torture that doesn't allow us to see the scalpel or the rivulets of blood that begin to drip from our shoulders".
"So why is this recurring image, like the one you carry with you?"
Cities and ideas we have about them are often composed of clichés, of simple views on postcards. So, why not?"