Kundalini, a work within the Crosses on
the Road series, evokes the intertwining of two powerful forces that
accompany the journey of life: a telluric energy — rooted, earthly, and mortal
— pierced by a cosmic force, Kundalini, which rises from the base of our spines
like a luminous and fierce lightning bolt toward the cosmos. It is a moment of
silent breath, systole and diastole. To quiet down and move forward in
alternation. To be calm and let it flow. The cross is a nest that welcomes
those who, in flesh, have already departed.
Crosses
on the Road is an
art project that gathers images of roadside crosses and ghost bikes — memorials
that mark lives abruptly taken by vehicle-related accidents. These are relics
typical of Catholic cultures, dominant in the Iberian colonization of Latin
America.
The
artworks are composed of original matrices by the artist and contributions from
supporters who grant rights to their photos or footage, allowing them to be
reappropriated and interpreted through a dreamlike and dramatic lens that
processes the experience of death and mourning.
Thanks to
this collaborative permeability, the results are diverse, as the source images
come from various devices: professional or amateur 35mm cameras, Android or
Apple smartphones, wide-angle sports and adventure cameras, among others —
layering new meanings onto the crosses and bicycles.
