Transportistas (shippers)
I built five boxes to ship five artworks from my studio in France to the gallery in Madrid. A box is meant to protect the art, but I painted the art on the outside of it. Instead of protecting, the box helps the deterioration of the art. I imagined this project as a collaboration between the shipping companies and me. I built, painted and handled the boxes with maximum care until the very moment I handed them over to the shipper. At that point I lost control of their condition. I was only able to discover the result when I arrived at the gallery in Madrid.
– T1 and T2 were sent with La Poste (Colissimo),
– T3 was sent with TNT,
– T4 was sent with UPS,
– T5 was sent with DHL.
Created for the solo show "Desperfectos".
→ www.eltono.com/exhibitions/solo/desperfectos
- Inventory Number: ELT21-TRANSP3
- Current Location: Set Espai d'Art - Plaça del Miracle del Mocadoret, 4 Valencia 46001 (google map)
- Collections: City Lab