The artist Álvaro Albaladejo once again leaves us astonished with this site specific that he has developed expressly for the exhibition Between the forms that tend to the serpent and the forms that seek the glass (2020) at CAAC Sevilla.
The title of it comes from the second verse of the Lorca poem Vuelta de paseo belonging to the poetry book Poeta en Nueva York. The idea of the installation was to translate literally and metaphorically the content of said poem and the title that serves as the discursive thread of the exhibition. For this, a molding has been made that occupies the ceiling of the room, whose composition is based on the ornamental motif of ironwork and ironwork; inspired in turn by the loops that intertwine hands in Lorca’s series of drawings. This molding is made of special plaster for the manufacture of moldings with potassium permanganate (KMnO4) dissolved in the water of the mixture. The permanganate in the solution gives it a deep violet tone that varies progressively over time depending on the loss of moisture from the trim. It starts from a deep wine red, passing through an intense purple tone close to black, to finally reveal a liturgical violet that ends up metallic with bluish tones. Potassium permanganate formerly had multiple uses and remedies, one of them was to protect against snake bite.
We encourage you to visit it if you have the opportunity.
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The artist Álvaro Albaladejo once again leaves us astonished with th is site-specific artwork that he has developed expressly for the exhibition Between the shapes that tend to the serpent and the forms that seek for the crystal (2020) at CAAC Seville.
Its title comes from the second verse of Lorca’s poem Vuelta de paseo belonging to the poetry book A poet in New York . The idea of the installation was to translate literally and metaphorically the content of the said poem and the title that serves as the discursive thread of the exhibition. For this, a molding has been made that occupies the ceiling of the room, whose composition is based on the ornamental motif of ironwork; inspired in turn by the loops that intertwine hands in Lorca’s series of drawings. This molding is made of special plaster for the manufacture of moldings with potassium permanganate (KMnO4) dissolved in the water of the mixture. The permanganate in the solution gives it a deep violet hue that varies progressively over time depending on the loss of moisture from the trim. It starts from a deep wine red, passing through an intense purple tone close to black, to finally reveal a liturgical violet that ends up metallic with bluish tones. Potassium permanganate formerly had multiple uses and remedies, one of them was to protect against snake bite.
We encourage you to visit it if you have the chance.