by Santiago Ortiz-Piazue
15-17.02.2019 | Palshus
I am interested in exploring the translation of mind to hand to eye to the next mind…
X is negative, neutral, and positive.
I have used the letter X, an already ambiguous symbol, to design works which reference the
signage, landscape, and darkness in Ólafsfjörður.
X marks the message from a foreigner.
Title of Work: X cube
Medium: acrylic on plexiglass
Cube composed of X-shaped sides with language traced from signs in Ólafsfjörður, possibly suspended from the ceiling by fishing line with light projected through it.
Title of Work: X prints
Medium: ink on paper
Ink prints made with plexiglass used to form the X cube.
Title of Work: X rotating projection
Medium: LED rotating projector
Rotating projection of X’s on wall