‘Arrival’ Wall Lamp
From the series “Paraffins”
Manufactured by Andrés Izquierdo
Produce for Side Gallery
Madrid, Spain, 2021 Paraffin, xps, polyurethane, synthetic varnish, leds.

Measurements
140 cm x 140 cm x 10h cm
55 in x 55 in x 3,9h in

Edition
Unique piece

This new body of work titled after the thick coatings Izquierdo applies to create solid and functional structures addresses themes related to memory, forgiveness, death, decay or transformation.Conceived as embalmed or magically self-generated relics, as if their true nature was waiting to bloom out of a pollen cocoon, Izquierdo aims to bury with layers of paraffin any clue that could give this objects an inception and a context. Therefore the 'Paraffins' reveal themselves as intimate reveries or memory flaws generated or trapped in the mind of the viewer.As if drawn in the space by a sorcerer the 'Paraffins' emerge out of symbolic and ritualistic meaning whilst the entropic and corrosive quality of the melted paraffin counterweights this depiction of the series as fantastic portals to the unknown by pointing towards notions of toxicity, invasion and devastation.