Río Revuelto
Acrylic on canvas
150 x 150cm
Water particles, however chaotic, become sensitive to other molecules and their environment, which results in the eliciting of a coordinated response. This is similar to the kind of order seen when a large group of people accommodate organically and without explicitly agreeing to it, to walk through a narrow path or tunnel: bodies become tightly packed and move automatically. Similar forms of spontaneous order are also seen in climatic events, ecological systems and technology.
Acrylic on canvas
150 x 150cm
There have been consistent efforts to control and domesticate the flow of rivers with the help of infrastructure works like dams, canals, and sewers, that aim to redirect, reduce floods, or even change the direction of the flow. While some of these engineering works might be useful, it is often that water finds its way to break through them. It does so by remembering the places where it used to flow or by finding its way out, flooding and changing in shape.
