Mauricio Gattas
Mil novecientos cincuenta y cuatro
2005
Reconstruction of a Monterrey kitchen from the 1950s
300 x 300 x 300 cm
FEMSA Collection. VII FEMSA Biennial Acquisition Award.
From appliances to half-full glasses, the reconstruction of this 1950s kitchen is a precise glimpse into a dreamlike past. Influenced by his training in architecture, the artist creates a practically habitable piece, a faithful reproduction of a space within his memory, where each detail opens the door to interpretations about the place itself. The plates on the table, the teapot on the stove, and even the arrangement of the chairs make the piece a kind of photographic shot of a moment in the daily life of a family that inhabits that space. Beyond the loyalty to reality with which the piece was constructed, Gattás’s work allows viewers to access memories, perhaps from a point of nostalgia, but also with curiosity.
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