- Tropismos (2013) Instalación y video. Dimensiones variables
- Tropismos (2013) Instalación y video. Dimensiones variables. Duración 14:16 min
- Tropismos (2013) Stills de video
The title Tropismos comes from the idea of movement created by an external stimuli, for instance a plant’s gravitation to light (photo-tropism) and water (hydrotropism) as sources of life. The work looks at the interaction of humans with their constructed environment and the natural forces of the sun, rain, and the passage of time as a form of social ‘tropism.’ The vernacular architecture of the market becomes a stage where these movements occur.
As one of the first and most important cities for mercantile trade through the colonial period, the choice of a marketplace from Honda carries with it a specific set of cultural references. Set within an atmospheric installation these suggest the rituals and the eternal return of everyday life against the backdrop of contemporary life.
* The oculus is the name for the aperture in the ceiling of the Pantheon in Rome.