Fluctuations (9)  2022
VHS magnetic tape   I   300 x 152 x 152 cm

Until I disappear (24) and (25) 2021
Metallic oxide from VHS magnetic tape, adhesive tape, acrylic on paper   I   34 x 46 cm

The series references what is known in quantum physics as a quantum fluctuation – the temporary appearance of energetic particles out of empty space. It is a poetic reflection on the nature of nothingness – empty space and the multi-dimensional nature of reality, acknowledging the material as well as the immaterial. Fluctuations (9) recurs to parametric modelling in order to deform a black square on the ceiling into a series of catenaries creating the same shape on frontal and side view. It is a metaphor of how everything contains both positive and negative aspects. The work oscillates between transparency and blackness and attempts to produce a cognitive dissonance in the viewer. It seeks a shift in perception to better navigate uncertainty by integrating subject–object, mind–body, masculine–feminine, order–chaos.

Until I Disappear (24) is a contemporary installation exploring disappearance, temporality, identity dissolution, and spatial fading through conceptual abstraction. Keywords: temporal art, disappearance, conceptual installation, identity in art, spatial perception.

© Vanessa Enríquez