The gunshot

Lead, steel, felt, Persian rug & Full HD video 12min35sec, Variable dimensions, 2014

This installation consists of a series of cymbals made of melted lead from bullets—collected from both security forces and organized crime—forming a silent sound piece.

The sound of violence, as fleeting as it is invisible, is contained in a material that can no longer resonate. The work juxtaposes the ceremonial and the militaristic, the musical and the lethal, symbolically deactivating the weapon’s destructive power. It reflects on the cyclical nature of violence and the challenge of narrating it from the perspective of the affected bodies.

Performance presented at Ex Teresa Arte Actual, Mexico City, performed by Diego Bernal, professional percussionist

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