En un país lejano, Utopos 1998

This installation is by Francis Naranjo, and he calls it ‘En un país lejano, Utopos’. You know, I can feel the artist in this space, kind of imagining and mapping out a land of ideal perfection. The geometry of the shapes contrasts with the space around them. The lights above throw shadows and invite you to look at them. I wonder, what might the artist have been thinking when he made this work? Perhaps they were thinking about form and space. The composition is simple, yet has a certain power, right? There’s a kind of conversation happening between the artist and the viewer as the forms play with light and shadow. The simple arrangement reminds me of Donald Judd, but it's uniquely its own. These artists are in dialogue.