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Cruising Babel

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111 x 42 cm
44 x 16.54 in

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The architectural aspect, whether as a setting or as a constructed place, is a constant presence in Roberto González Fernández's work. Reflections on the monumental follow one after the other, as in the series ‘Babel’ (2000-2002), which is based on Brueghel's famous Tower of Babel, but erasing the human presence and changing the surrounding landscape for landscapes known to the artist (Scotland, Galicia). The 2009 digital version replaces the surrounding characters with avatars from Second Life, a virtual community launched in the 2000s.

Roberto Gonzalez Fernández

, Spain

It's clear for Roberto Gonzalez Fernández that it's too easy for others to pigeonhole people into uncomfortable and confined spaces from which it's impossible to escape. That's why in 2002, he dares to become the protagonist of six controversial, politically incorrect stereotypes, transforming himself into the first-person sufferer, with all its consequences. He doesn't want to look at them from the outside; he wants to feel that oppression.
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EST_ART Space is a multidisciplinary space dedicated to Contemporary Art and Culture at its finest. We are located in a 5,500 m2 industrial warehouse in Alcobendas, which allows us to have a dynamic, different and quality programme of activities, events and shows to bring Contemporary Art to a wide variety of audiences. If there is one thing that characteris...

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