THE INSTALLATION OF MARCOS BENITEZ AT ICPA
Luciérnagas humanas al ras de la tierra (Human fireflies at ground level) is a video-installation that the artist Marcos Benítez presents at the Paraguayan-German Cultural Institute. It is curated by Adriana Almada and will be part of the art week of Asunción Pinta Sud | ASU 2024.
Luciérnagas humanas al ras de la tierra is a video installation that transports visitors to the early morning of the Cateura Lagoon, Asuncion's municipal landfill. There, Marcos Benítez learned about the harshness of night work, desolation and plundering. But also the dignity and tenderness of beings alienated by need and helplessness. The name alludes to the precarious lighting system used to dig through the waste. The projection takes place inside a large black bag into which the viewer must enter.
The exhibition opens on August 8, 2024, during Asunción's art week at Pinta Sud | ASU 2024.
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Marcos Benitez. Luciérnagas humanas al ras de la tierra Año_ 1998-2024.
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Marcos Benitez. Luciérnagas humanas al ras de la tierra Año_ 1998-2024. Manto de tela y plastillera con imagen aérea del bañdo sur año 2024.
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Marcos Benitez. Luciérnagas humanas al ras de la tierra Año_ 1998-2024.Fragmento de manto de telas recicladas de la serie hacer y deshacer la vida cotidiana año 1999.
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Marcos Benitez. Luciérnagas humanas al ras de la tierra Año_ 1998-2024.Manto de telas recicladas con impresión de imagen de recicladores en Cateura. Año 1999.
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Marcos Benitez. Luciérnagas humanas al ras de la tierra Año_ 1998-2024.
Marcos Benítez (Asunción, 1973) is a contemporary visual artist from Paraguay. He has developed a work on the border between academic traditions of Paraguayan modern art, and contemporary and popular expressions. His production of graphics, objects, videos and installations dialogues with Paraguayan popular art from a conceptual perspective and through an approach to situated practices. He has exhibited regularly as a solo artist since 1995, and has won several awards, including the Livio Abramo Printmaking Award (1994), the Henri Matise Award (2000) and the Greenhouse Award (2019). He is a member of the Ediciones de la Ura collective and the Gente de Arte Association. He participated in the Mercosur Biennial, Havana, Cuenca, Curitiba and Asuncion. His work is represented in collections such as the Centro de Artes Visuales/Museo del Barro, Fundación Migliorisi/Colecciones de Arte, Museo de Arte Latinoamericano de Buenos Aires (MALBA).
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