[no title] Possibly 1976 - 2007

Curator: This unsettling piece, by León Ferrari, presents us with a collage of news clippings, all adhered to a simple sheet of paper. There's no date listed for the work itself, but the clippings appear to be from the mid-1970s. Editor: It looks like a scattered mind map of someone's anxieties. There’s a raw, almost desperate feel to the way these fragments are arranged; a visual representation of fragmented memory, perhaps? Curator: Indeed. Ferrari was deeply concerned with political repression in Argentina. The clippings refer to habeas corpus petitions, legal pleas for those disappeared during the military dictatorship. The dates meticulously noted next to each clipping mark a desperate timeline. Editor: The repetition of "habeas corpus"… it's like a mantra, a futile cry for justice. The mundane materiality of the paper juxtaposed with the weight of the content is haunting. Curator: Exactly. Ferrari transforms the act of documentation into a powerful indictment. The work serves as a stark reminder of the human cost of political violence and state-sponsored terror. Editor: Seeing this makes you wonder about the stories behind each article, the individuals lost. Curator: I agree. It speaks volumes, even without explicit imagery. Editor: A quiet, yet very potent piece of art.