Between cabbage and cabbage... lettuce 1999. Light and sound installation. Iron, plastic, and paraffin. Sound by Leopoldo Amigo. 9 pieces, approximately 3 x 0.7 x 0.7 m.
Inner murmur
Inside the exhibition hall, we encounter an intimate installation of soft blue lights and richly nuanced sounds, modulated under the direction of Leopoldo Amigo's ever-present work.
Nine pieces make up this installation, each hanging from the ceiling via a conduit halfway between a modular pipe and an elastic spring that also provides movement. Nine seminal, almond-shaped figures, covered or formed from plastic and wax, shelter the light and sound within. One has the impression of observing the incubation or lethargy of beings who, with their first babbling, will soon emerge from the shell that envelops and protects them, ready to live their own experiences.
But because of the obviousness of that moment that never comes, nor is it, ultimately, desired, living alongside them produces a pleasant and peaceful sensation. The general murmur provoked by the different sounds is grateful for the time spent listening and contemplating them. Half living beings, half technology at the service of this illusion, this installation can be related both to the artificial extension of nature and to the creation of science fiction beings, nonexistent and illusory, but ultimately believable and assimilable. An intimate yet open and rich installation where the dialogue between viewer and work flows gratefully and in gratitude.
Álvaro de los Angeles, El Levante (Postscript) 2 – 7 – 1999