Ictiomorfo.
Enamel, earthenware, limestone and plaster on wooden board.
60 x 25 x 4 in / 152.4 x 63.5 x 10.2 cm.
Made in 2024.
Ictiomorfo references ralladores of Tumaco-La Tolita origin from the
beginning of the common era. Ralladores are thought to have been
used to grind tubers like yuca in the process of making flour and in
some cases to descale fish. These objects which once were staples and critical for sustenance are enlarged and translated into a wall piece that formally and materially references colonial to modern-era building facades and truck decorations from the same region.
Part of a series of wall pieces that reference objects of Tumaco-La Tolita origin from the beginning of the common era. Namely, they cite ceramic ralladores which are the most commonly found objects from that culture after alcarrazas and cooking pots. Ralladores are thought to have been used to grind tubers like yuca in the process of making flour and in some cases to descale fish. These objects which once were staples and critical for sustenance are enlarged and translated into wall pieces that formally and materially reference colonial to modern-era building facades and truck decorations from the same region.