About Water, Source of Tributaries

Mexico City, 2020
Purísima Contemporary Art
Corn Tortilla Object Book / Digital Book / Sound Memories
Object Book Dimensions: 18cm width, 24cm height, 10cm length

Before houses had aqueduct systems like the ones we know today, a public water fountain was a central place for social gathering and supply. Later, for aesthetic and ornamental purposes, these fountains became sculpted works, like artistic objects, an interesting aspect to reflect upon due to their intersection between art and daily life in public space.

This piece not only challenges the conventional perception of these architectural ensembles in cities but also offers a new way to appreciate the spatial boundaries that blur for those who pass near these volumetric creations, becoming involuntary actors in scenes that, at first glance, seem natural, but upon closer inspection, turn out to be atypical. These drawings are fragments of micro-stories transferred onto corn tortillas, a gastronomic support that forms an ephemeral culinary manuscript of historical, economic, traditional, and cultural significance.