AC11 2008

Curator: Abraham Cruzvillegas, born in 1968, created this piece, "AC11." It’s currently held in the Tate Collections. Editor: Well, it looks like a strange pendulum. The rough wood and soft fluff create an odd tension, almost unsettling. Curator: Cruzvillegas is known for his "autoconstrucción" concept, using found materials. This piece certainly echoes that. It reflects a resourceful, make-do aesthetic born of necessity. Editor: The string suspending this… assemblage makes me think of the fragility of memory, how easily things can unravel. The wood is so stark, a symbol of something broken perhaps? Curator: I think you are right. These scavenged parts reflect the urban landscape's constant state of flux, mirroring his childhood neighborhood in Mexico City. Editor: Ultimately, for me, it evokes themes of precarious balance. Both physical and maybe emotional or societal. Curator: I see how the sculpture as a whole is more than the sum of its parts. The history of each element coming together to express something universal. Editor: Precisely. And for me, it's a visual poem about adapting to change.