Energy (and matter) cannot be created or destroyed, although it may be rearranged. (A. Lavoisier)
The French Eighteenth century chemist , Antoine Lavoisier was right when he stated the law of Conservation of Matter/Energy, and although he did not intend to use it in other sense but purely to physics, it also makes sense when we apply it to the relationship between economics and the environment. We just need to look around and realize that some people have accumulated so much matter around themselves that have left billions with almost nothing.
Part of my work is dedicated to create awareness of this subject matter, for it seems that many millions of people have yet to realize that their absurd way of consumption is leaving others with less and less all time.
The only way to achieve peace and true freedom
In a world full of fear and hatred, nothing is more important than to remain conscious that loving one-another is the only way to achieve peace and true freedom in this planet, and to save it from an imminent destruction. By loving one-another I mean loving not only our fellow humans, but also the animals, the plants, and the environment in which we live. We must respect the earth and all of its elements. War generates more war, and terrorism cannot be stopped with terrorism.
Decoding Secrets from White Giants, Object + Thought Gallery, Denver, CO. (2009)
New Media Salon: To Amuse & To Refine, Object + Thought Gallery, Denver, CO. (2009)
Still from "One of These Days" (2008) Video
Still from "RUSH" (2009) Video
*M.E.L.T., an exhibition about climate change in relation to Capitalism, Gallery 023, University of Denver, Denver, CO (2008) (Solo exhibition)
From "M.E.L.T." (2008) Multimedia exhibition
From "M.E.L.T." (2008) Multimedia exhibition
From "M.E.L.T." (2008) Multimedia exhibition
Juried Student / Alumni Exhibition [from the Stop Any Time series], Victoria H. Myhren Gallery, University of Denver, Denver, CO. (2008)
From "Stop Any Time" series (2008) Photography
Artist Statement
There are two major focal points for my art; first and foremost I focus on glaciers, for these under-looked natural wonders are the best signs of climate change, which is now mostly affected by human activities. I have spent more than half my life doing mountaineering and I have seen first hand the rapid deterioration of these beautiful icy features that are of so much importance to life in the planet. Second, I want to create awareness of the circumstances in which a vast portion of the world’s population lives in, while a minimal fraction of people maintains a deliberate consumerist lifestyle. After all, such type of lifestyle has been created on an unsustainable model; same that contributes to create the first condition –climate change— By means of electronic media (digital photography, video, sound, and lighting) I try to create a body of work that illustrates and criticizes this characteristic trend that modern society pursues. I believe that, by making a radical change in the way humans live and interact with the natural resources, and by embracing multicultural awareness and respect, we can restore the planet, and that is my ultimate goal as an artist.
Currently I am working with digital and electronic media to create immersive environments that represent the different layers of annual snow accumulation that compose any glacier. I use multi-channel video projections as the main element to construct such environments, but other elements, such as digitally recorded sound of wind and glacial-motion, as well as textiles are also employed in the creation of these installations.
Another area of my work is concerned with the effects of high altitude on the human body and the physical characteristics of high altitude mountaineering, such as repetition of movements, endurance, exhaustion, and delirium, which may be caused by oxygen depravation and/or exhaustion, hypothermia, hunger, and thirst.