RAFAEL GOMEZBARROS

Gomezbarros studied Plastic Arts at Universidad Jorge Tadeo Lozano. Projects developed by Gomezbarros question the individual and the social, desire and reality, identity and anonymity, along with a special interest in the political state of Colombia.

His works and sculptural interventions in “House Taken” refer to violence as an agent and a system universally imposed on the social fabric. His works in “Rattles and Urns” are strongly associated with the nature of the mind, the fragility of life, and resistance against death. His interest in ritual and repetition drives him to create.

Gomezbarros’ works are not subject to mounting conditions. After an intensive study of the physical and institutional possibilities of many of his works, he developed a work plan starting in his studio and emerging through a series of propositions that sometimes take years to resolve. Using a biological metaphor, it could be said that his works “grow.” In this sense, an installation like “House Taken” (2008-2015) can evolve from modifying the module (mold of a human skull), transforming it from its accumulation in a gallery (apolitical white bucket) into its final state, a form similar to that of an invading ant (public space problematic).