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Oscar Muñoz Paístiempo Newsprint, folded into 6 newspapers, burnt with a burnishing implement [dimensions] 2007 Courtesy the artist and Galería Alcuadrado (Bogotá)

Another interactive exhibit. As the viewer turns the pages, the "front page" stories become more and more faded.



Oscar Muñoz Palimpsesto Mirror, etched glass [dimensions] 2003 Courtesy the artist and Galería Alcuadrado (Bogotá)

Silvered and then etched glass allows the viewer to see both their reflection as well as the person on the other side. This interactive piece will either be mounted to allow people to circle and look through it or will be standing free for visitors to pick up.

Oscar Muñoz Pixels Sugar cubes, coffee, Plexiglas 9 elements, 35 x 35 x 3 cm each 1999–2000 Courtesy the artist, Galería Alcuadrado (Bogotá) and Sicardi Gallery (Houston)

Portraits using sugar cubes and coffee to create shading. The work almost becomes more clear the further away the viewer is.

Oscar Muñoz Biographies Video installation 3 elements, 2:30–2:45 minutes each 2002 Courtesy the artist and Galería Alcuadrado (Bogotá)

These are a few still shots from the video projected on 3 small platforms on the floor. The portraits are created using a screen and charcoal dust to make an image on top of water in a sink that is then distorted as it drains. This piece also involves audio of draining water.

The 3 stages (the charcoal hitting the water, its change throughout the exhibit, and finally, coming to rest as the water evaporates) represent creation, life, and death.

A similar technique is used in his self portrait Narcissus...

Oscar Muñoz Narcissus Video installation 3:00 minutes 2001–02 Courtesy the artist and Galería Alcuadrado (Bogotá)

Oscar Muñoz Intervals (While I Breathe) Paper, burnt with cigarettes 6 drawings, 60 cm x 50 cm each 2004 Courtesy the artist and Galería Alcuadrado (Bogotá)

-the delicate paper (barely attached to the wall) represents the fleeting, fragile nature of life

Oscar Muñoz Line of Destiny Video installation 1:56 minutes 2006 Courtesy the artist and Galería Alcuadrado (Bogotá)

Glimpses of Munoz's reflection as the water passes through his fingers Represents quickness with which life passes

Oscar Muñoz Narcissi Screen-prints on water, charcoal powder, Plexiglass 7 containers, 35 x 35 x 7 cm each 1991/2009 Courtesy the artist and Galería Alcuadrado (Bogotá)

Self portraits in charcoal dust on water. The image changes t as the water evaporates throughout the course of the exhibit and the material finally comes to rest on the bottom of the box.

Oscar Muñoz Project for a Memorial Video installation 7:39 minutes 2004–05 Courtesy the artist and Galería Alcuadrado (Bogotá)

5 video projections run simultaneously. Each shows Munoz painting with water on the hot pavement as he "races against" time/heat to finish while portrait evaporates.

Similar technique is used in his self-portrait "Re/trato"