New York, 2009
Installation. Perfume on rice paper scrolls
Dimensions variable
The words his (left scroll) and hers (right scroll) were written down continuously, along the 22 feet approx. of the scroll, using men and women perfumes.
I want to focus on the power of our senses, especially in smell and its role in everyday life, such as in rituals of personal appearance both for man and woman—how we try to mask our natural scent through the use of perfume.
By working with perfume as an element to evoke memories, I am interested in the possibility of playing and challenging our senses by smelling a drawing rather than seeing it.
An important element is the ephemeral aspect of the piece as the scents with wear off every day towards the end of the exhibit.
Tracing Memories,
Taller Boricua, New York, NY
May 28–July 10, 2010
Extended until mid-August 2010
Curated by Marcos Dimas and Christine Licata
Drawing of Man / Drawing of Woman (Scrolls)
Installation. Perfume on rice paper scrolls
Triptych: 22 feet approx. x 15” each
For this project, I wanted to work closely with the community. Christine Licata, curator of this exhibition, helped conduct an informal survey on Salsa Wednesday that took place on April 28, 2010, to pick the most popular perfumes of that day.
In Memoriam
Installation of jewelry box with 572 bullet shells
Dimensions variable
120 Minutos de Silencio (120 Minutes of Silence)
Video-performance
120 minutes
Ái Spik Ínglish
Rubber stamp prints on paper
8 x 6 | 20 x 15 cms each
Detail of scroll with writing of his
Detail of scroll with writing of hers
\'flo\ : art, text, new media,
The Center for Book Arts, New York, NY
April 15–June 27, 2009
Organized by Rocío Aranda-Alvarado
Drawing of Man / Drawing of Woman (Scrolls)
Installation of rice paper scrolls using perfume
Diptych: 22 feet approx. x 15” each
The perfumes were bought on Valentine’s Day 2009 from perfume stores around the corner from The Center for Book Arts—where the exhibition would take place—, and were chosen through an informal survey asking which were their most popular brands.