Adela Goldbard
Hielo
2006
Chromogenic printing
80 x 197.5 cm
FEMSA Collection. VIII Biennial FEMSA Acquisition Fund.
This work invites the question of whether the image was captured as is or recreated in some way. Hielo by Adela Goldbard depicts a landscape with pieces of ice on the ground. No action is taking place in the photograph, but the viewer can make assumptions about what preceded this scene. What are fragments of ice doing on the forest floor? Regardless of the reason, the artist created a fantastical scenario, focusing on subtleties. While it is clear that the ice is alien to its context, the attention to detail—such as the size, space, and arrangement of the pieces—turns the construction into an imaginative but coherent image.
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