The exhibition Matter and Energy showcases over three decades of work by Damián Ortega. Working with photography, video, sculpture, and installation, Ortega invites viewers to reconsider everyday materials and objects to explore social, economic, and political narratives. In his iconic sculptural practice, Ortega dismantles objects such as cars and reorganizes their parts, displaying them in new configurations. This idea of rearrangement also appears in works where he arranges tools, stones, or bricks in suspended assemblies. The reorganization of these objects in the form of spatial diagrams is often humorous and contains political and social commentary. The exhibition highlights important works from Ortega’s career, including a series investigating aspects of Brazilian architecture.
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