“Altered states” (2006)
photographic works
« altered states »
between abstraction and emergence, monochrome and representation,
altered states is a variation of inner states whose fragile
fluctuations carlos perez seeks to capture.
an evanescent memory, a hallucinated thought, a faint feeling are all
crystallised in their multiple and elusive dimensions.
an escape from the anecdotism of language, the large formats arranged in
diptychs or triptychs solidify a few aspects of a substance in constant
transformation.
the colours' syrupy mellowness works dually as an invitation and an act of
violence, which recalls an ethereal world clashing monstrously with the tumult
of reality.
thanks to a careful manipulation of lights, the objects seem strangely
disturbing: half-way between velvety clouds melting in the mouth and the bitter
taste of toxic matter, they summon the young child confronted with a
misunderstood pain.
far from delivering the key of meaning, the word in fact concurs with the
unnamed of the artwork. regardless of the language of expression, it is the
word's texture and resonance that contribute to the network of sensual
associations which criss-cross the entire piece.
as guarantor of the work's final touch, the spectator is the theatre
in which these inner states can ultimately be brought to life.
samantha adler de oliveira