Mexico, art work

Instituto Politecnico Nacional Mexico   

 

the IPN, National Polythecnic Institute welcomes some 180 000 students in its national ingineering schools chemistryl, physique, electricity, electronics, computer science, mathematics, mechanics,  textile industry, economy, educational sciences, architecture.... 

Funded in 1936 by the President of Mexico Lazaro Cardenas, in order to offer "the Technic at the Patry's service ", the Instituto Politecnico Nacional is born from  reorganisation of numerous existing schools, to a new educational and national model in the new context of the Mexican States' development.

 

  
  Lineas Libres installation Memoire transparentesculpture Humanos Unidos sculpture: Ane blanc, animal fétiche de l'IPN
"Artists in residence" in the campus of Zacatenco,   Mexico city , we create monumental works as:

"Lineas Libres inoxidable and sheen steel  5 m
"Memoria Transparente"   painted steel   2,50 m
"Humanos Unidossheen steel  4 m
"7 White Donkeysnew constelation Planetarium
 

 

                        Mexico, mars 2011

 

 

    Lineas Libres, sculpture métal

A set of three metal sheets, looking like marks in a note book - may be a palimpsest - or sails set to the wind inviting you to a long trip

 

 

 "Memoria Transparente"

 

 

 

"Transparent Memory" retains some random fragments :
notes and pixels that make up the music played by heart

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Humanos Unidos

      

Bronze 30 cm.   made from patinated steel   4 m

"Humanos Unidos" front of the R.I.V. Residence for Investigation Visitors. invited by the I.P.N.

 

 

7 White Donkeys

Historically, the WHITE DONKEY is the IPN's icon, so this is the concept and realisation of seven of them in front of the "Planetarium" , campus of Zacatenco, Mexico city
Drawings and structure/steel, concrete volumes
(scale and weight: donkey 100%)