Opening: Tuesday November 28th 7pm Every system is conceived to prevent fragility through regular operations that guarantee stability. At the same time, every system casts a shadow of uncertainty over those who are not included in its security structure. Left unprotected, those excluded from the system are forced to develop minimal survival techniques. This is the focus of the work of the artists gathered in this exhibition. Within the human boundary where invisible forms of care emerge lies the possibility of "reversing fragility" to turn it into an act of faith capable of coping with systematic adversity. The small vital gestures made by neglected communities are highlighted here with sober minimalism. Gimena Castellón Arrieta uses cardboard, a material associated with homelessness, to create structures of resistance. In turn, Virginia Guilisasti portrays the repeated gesture of a migrant mother who spends entire days braiding materials to hold on to the memory of her daughter afar. Jimena Brescia's work links the structures of abandoned houses with a series of choreographies and signs that represent detachment and segregation between people. The exhibition Forms of the Invisible shows a subtle scenario for rethinking the role of the displaced, described by sociologist Saskia Sassen "as indicators of an emerging history" through installation, video, and photography.
Pedro Donoso
Image: Castellón Arrieta, Todas las mañanas tardes y noches. Ph Daniel Reyes León