Ana 
González 
Barragán


WORK
Intimacy with a (non) site
Ungrounding
Untangle
Unearthing
production/reproduction
    Sobre(in)visible
    600 kg
    Espejos
    Obsidian Pulse
    Autodefensa
    Inframundo

    PHOTOS

    Cielo
    Fuego
    Teotihuacán
    C0
    Naturaleza
    SD del R
    Rio Colorado
    Vtec
    Llantas
    Estacionamiento 
    Undervisibility
    Faros
    Detalles








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      Espejos






      Due to its physical qualities, obsidian was the most important raw material for ancient Mesoamericans. To this day, obsidian mirrors represent an important source of income in Teotihuacán and La Sierra de las Navas, being one of the best-selling products.

      The simplicity of their round shape and the material's brightness make it one of the most representative insignia of pre-Hispanic spirituality, materiality, and worldview. Poetically, obsidian mirrors have a suitable metaphor for images; they reflect the observer and the object at the same time.

      This exercise examines the methodology in which these objects are produced:  medium-sized stones are extracted and then subjected to a punching process that results in cylindrical pieces, which are lapped later to obtain around fifteen mirrors.
      For this work, Ana works with the remains and the excess of the extraction process so as to reflect on the automatization of the procedure.  

      In the form of a sculptural installation, ESPEJOS is a series of hollow obsidian cylinders disposed of in the space modularly, allowing different combinations to create architectural space.  The methodology of the installation seeks to alter a serial production process to examine the possibility and scope of reconfiguration of the form, but not the matter.


      Produced by Silvio González in Teotihuacan, Mexico.