Mort

Guerra de la Paz, 2010, found garments and shoes, fold-out bed, wood, dimensions variable, © 2010, courtesy of Chloe Gill, Holster Projects and the artists.
Guerra de la Paz (GdlP) is a collaboration between Miami-based, Cuban-born artists Alain Guerra and Neraldo de la Paz.
In works such as “Atomic,” they create forms that allude to dire consequences if humanity remains on a path of relentless consumption and disposal. In other works, such as “Indochine, Bonsai Tree” and “Spring, Sprang, Sprung,” they explore the hopeful possibilities of reuse and renewal, breathing new life into reclaimed textiles that morph into sinuous trees before our eyes.
In addition to creating representational forms, GdlP utilizes masses of material to evoke the burdens of excessive consumption and oppression. In “Mort,” they present a solitary figure on a fold-up bed, a prisoner suffering silently beneath the weight of a ponderous pile of dark-colored garments.