murgosita by liliana ovalle :: Remember, remember, the velvet November

This project is a continuation of the Mugroso Series, which started with Mugroso Couch when it was presented in 2006 in the Royal College of Art degree show. The Mugroso Series are based on a photographic research where I explored the hectic historical centre of Mexico City, portraying scenarios of improvisation and poverty where people find the way of putting bits and rubbish together in order to compose functional everyday objects. The objects grow in what appears random and sometimes absurd compositions, following no planning or safety concerns. The results are beautiful collages of bright plastic colors and filthy bits of different materials, each one connected differently. The couch explored the aesthetics and logic of this “system”, translated into a an abstraction of dirt, mess, and improvisation.

The armchair uses the same system developed for Mugroso Couch, where basic structures and random elements are held together with bean bags and ropes, using the knot as a connecting system. The object grows in an intuitive way, sometimes questioning a logical order, just as they naturally appear in the urban landscapes of Mexico City. In this version a new element is added: a metallic grid, an object widely used by street vendors to display their merchandise, accompanied with tangled bags, old tape and more.
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