House of Egorn

Julie Favreau
Nicholas William Johnson
Martin Llavaneras
Lucía Pizzani
Juana Subercaseaux

curated by Àngels Miralda

Opening: 21 June 2019, 6 - 9pm
Exhibition: 22 June - 27 July 2019

A single drop slowly falling down a hand from an open orange as the peel falls away. Trickles down, honeysuckle dew. The flowers wave in the darkness infecting the air with a sweet aroma. A strong sense ventilating the open laughing mouth. Nectar Eucalyptus. It dries quickly in the piercing sun. The drop of juice leaves a streak down the arm, the dust adheres in a muddy trace.

The skin accumulates residue of hot lake waters, human sweat mingles in that humid air. Water splashing, mosquitos float like approaching storm clouds. Surrounded by dripping fructose - an acid rain that covers every surface in sheer vibrant glaze. Somewhere up the mountain, a volcano’s plume slowly emitting sulphuric gas. The unmoving waters grow algae and bioluminescent microbes spitting on the rocks, jumping in the rain. The sun goes down on the red lake leaving echoes of colour sitting on moist eyes.

Snakes slither through the soft earth and the mud gives way. Clothing moist and covered in clay. Running around that thick red puddle, setting sun, silt. Getting dizzy, falling down on its squishy banks. Wet earth seeps in through strands of hair, trembling fingers, sliding hands. Floppy little houses. Salt and Iron. Woods that grow.

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