Robar el quedar libre 2000

Francis Naranjo made this artwork, Robar el quedar libre, and I'm immediately drawn to its play with light and shadow, a dance that feels both precise and accidental. The way the light slices through the darkness reminds me that artmaking is often about revealing something hidden, a process of excavation. You see this box-like form, but it's the radiant orange light that really grabs you, right? It's not just illuminating the object; it's creating a mood, a sense of mystery. It’s like peeking into another world, a very intimate and contained world. Does this remind you of any other artists? It makes me think of James Turrell, where light itself is the medium. But where Turrell goes big, Naranjo keeps it small, suggesting that even in the most constrained spaces, there's room for the sublime. Art, at its best, is about opening up these spaces of possibility, inviting us to steal a moment of freedom from the everyday.