Pepe Coronado

Artist Statement

This work contemplates the migration of a series of elements—walls and lines, light and shadow—that come together to form structures.  These structures are flexible and in a constant state of transition, they divide and unfold in space during their existence and, in the process, create new spaces.  Their corners and shadows are formed by walls and light, but they do not abide by rigid rules of composition or function.  They are defined by their ability to re-form, and quietly function in an ambiguous reality.  They are not passive reactors, they are creators, of new spaces through the integration and interaction of the elements at hand. 

The photographs claim to be permanent markers of the existence of a structure, yet they fail to establish time or duration, scale or perspective.  It is not clear, therefore, what the photographs have in fact captured.  They provide a deceptive impression of permanence, while acknowledging the very real nature of their subject.  While the photographs do not reveal the origin or destination of the group of elements, their engagement with the event documents that the migration took place.

The photographic sessions are conducted in the studio where the installations are constructed, my working strategy for the installation is that the elements are not permanently attached either to other elements or the space during their existence, and after the photo session the installation is taken down and reassembled as a new structure.  These installations are created only to provide the event for the photographic sessions.  The images are digitally printed with B/W pigment inks on Somerset uncoated printmaking paper and then mounted on Masonic boards and coated with an acrilic medium.