Bodegón 1
Film Essay (Short) & Video Installation
Bodegón performs a trans-Baroque (mis)appropriation of the pictorial genre of the bodegón (or still life), which emerged in the 17th century alongside the merchant bourgeoisie, to trace a constellation of histories of violence, dispossession and colonization that shaped (and shape) global commerce.
The piece comprises a series of five essays that work both together and individually. Each essay studies the migration processes of an object: oranges, pineapples, feathers, poppies and corn. Seen together, they trace a bodegón that spans more than a thousand years, going from China to Europe and passing through Latin America, the Caribbean and the United States.
The piece comprises a series of five essays that work both together and individually. Each essay studies the migration processes of an object: oranges, pineapples, feathers, poppies and corn. Seen together, they trace a bodegón that spans more than a thousand years, going from China to Europe and passing through Latin America, the Caribbean and the United States.
Film essay
Directed and produced by UMD
2022 // 17’ // HD video (color, sound)
Directed and produced by UMD
2022 // 17’ // HD video (color, sound)
Screened at:
- 29º FICValdivia, Parallel Program, 10.2022
- Todolí Citrus Foundation, Magiae Naturalis, 09.2023
- 29º FICValdivia, Parallel Program, 10.2022
- Todolí Citrus Foundation, Magiae Naturalis, 09.2023
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/2e14c3cc70aeca8270bea07a2e3a5361552dc657c17b27489ee393066190fc1f/Bodegon-Still-4.png)
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/969382c260c727e6abf190618db48a390e415b9ad002de8ca1785bdbd699bb44/Bodegon-Still-3.png)
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f9b9d899049616b40cf8c7bb30d2846d491c3250376b7540b5bfd7206b0c7bd5/GE-Bodegon-1-installation-view-3.jpg)
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/26e39a59e03e45ba3fadd05135858f302a33d7ad12b01e32d120d72a72165b98/GE-Bodegon-1-installation-view-1.jpg)
Video installation
Produced by UMD with General Expenses
2022 // Projection, sculpture, drapes, seating, booklet
Produced by UMD with General Expenses
2022 // Projection, sculpture, drapes, seating, booklet
Presented at:
General Expenses, Mexico City, 06-07.2022
General Expenses, Mexico City, 06-07.2022
Booklet
Written by UMD with curatorial text by Guillermo Santamarina
2022 // 15 pages
Written by UMD with curatorial text by Guillermo Santamarina
2022 // 15 pages