Inspired by Real Events
"Inspired by Real Events" is a series of six black and white photos taken from the point of view of surveillance cameras in different public places of Mexico City (Independence Monument, Reforma Avenue, Santa Fe shopping mall, Iberoamerican University, Meave Plaza and the Historic Centre). Each photo shows a volunteer climbing a ladder about to reach the camera with his or her hand. A video on a surveillance monitor shows the sequences captured by the cameras. The project is inspired by "Self-portrait in convex mirror" painted in 1524 by Parmigianino.
General info
Angel
Technique:
Lambda print, video
Dimensions:
100 x 120 cm
Edition:
3 copies + 1 AP copy
Centro
Technique:
Lambda print, video
Dimensions:
100 x 120 cm
Edition:
3 copies + 1 AP copy
Ibero
Technique:
Lambda print, video
Dimensions:
100 x 120 cm
Edition:
3 copies + 1 AP copy
Meave
Technique:
Lambda print, video
Dimensions:
100 x 120 cm
Edition:
3 copies + 1 AP copy
Reforma
Technique:
Lambda print, video
Dimensions:
100 x 120 cm
Edition:
3 copies + 1 AP copy
Santa Fe
Technique:
Lambda print, video
Dimensions:
100 x 120 cm
Edition:
3 copies + 1 AP copy
Installation
Technique:
up to 6 Lambda print(s), video playback device (5 inches CRT monitor in camera enclosure)
Dimensions:
variable
Edition:
3 copies + 1 AP copy
Monitor series
Edition:
3 copies + 1 AP copy
Exhibitions
- Rafael Lozano-Hemmer: Presencia Inestable, Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Monterrey, Monterrey, México, 2019 - 2020.
- Rafael Lozano-Hemmer: Decision Forest, Amorepacific Museum of Art, Seoul, South Korea, 2018.
- La Ciudad de México en el Arte. Travesía de Ocho Siglos. , Museo de la Ciudad de México, Mexico City, México, 2017 - 2018.
- Art of the Selfie, Helen Day Art Center, Stowe, Vermont, United States, 2017.
- No Secrets!, ERES Stiftung, Munich, Germany, 2017.
- Untitled Art Fair, bitforms gallery, Miami, Florida, United States, 2016.
- Rafael Lozano-Hemmer: Transition States, Gund Gallery, Gambier, Ohio, United States, 2016 - 2017.
- Rafael Lozano-Hemmer: Pseudomatismos, Museo Universitario Arte Contemporaneo, Mexico City, México, 2015 - 2016.
- Surveillance Awareness Bureau, Modelab, Wellington, New Zealand, 2015.
- Rafael Lozano-Hemmer: Signos e Índices, NC-arte, Bogotá, Colombia, 2014 - 2015.
- Rafael Lozano-Hemmer: Trackers, La Gaîté Lyrique, Paris, France, 2011.
- Subsculptures, Galerie Guy Bärtschi, Genève, Switzerland, 2005.
- ARCO '05 Black Box, bitforms gallery, Madrid, Spain, 2005.
- Rafael Lozano-Hemmer, Galería OMR, Mexico City, México, 2004.
Credits
- Tara DeSimone, Mateo Riestra – production support
Bibliography
- "Nivel de confianza, de Rafael Lozano-Hemmer", Revista Código, Mexico City, México, April 9th 2015 (español). Text of 4 pages. (Magazine)
- "Signos e Índices, sinergia artística con la tecnología", El Nuevo siglo, Bogotá, Colombia, October 22nd 2014 (español). Text of 1 page. (Newspaper)
- de la Sierra, Carlos Antonio, Reviews - Rafael Lozano-Hemmer, Art Nexus, vol. 3, no. 56, April - June, 2005 (english). Text of 2 pages. (Magazine)
- Dolfi Agostini, Sara, "Untitled e Nada a Miami Beach: la qualità di artisti emergenti e dimenticati", Il Sole 24 Ore, Milan, Italy, December 6th 2016 (italiano). Text of 2 pages. (Newspaper)
- Galindo, Gabriela, "Pseudomatismos y otras paranoias posmodernas. Reflexión sobre el trabajo de Rafael Lozano-Hemmer", Réplica 21, Naucalpan, México, March 2nd 2016 (español). Text of 8 pages. (Website)
- García La Rota, Andres, "Rafael Lozano-Hemmer, de pulsaciones, vigilancia y el arte tecnológico", El Tiempo, Bogotá, Colombia, October 30th 2014 (español). Text of 4 pages. (Newspaper)
- García, Daniela, "El arte electrónico de Rafael Lozano-Hemmer", Revista Axxis, Bogotá, Colombia, December 4th 2014 (español). Text of 2 pages. (Magazine)
- Károly, Karola, "Rendbontó szívraktár", Kultúrpart, Hungary, December 1st 2014 (magyar). Text of 2 pages. (Website)
Photo library (click to expand)
2018 - Amorepacific Museum of Art, Seoul, South Korea
2015 - Museo Universitario Arte Contemporaneo, Mexico City, México
2014 - NC-arte, Bogotá, Colombia