ARCOmadrid 2024
the shore, the tide, the current: an oceanic Caribbean
Curated Program by Carla Acevedo-Yates and Sara Hermann Morera
IFEMA, Madrid
March 6–10, 2024
Selected as part of the shore, the tide, the current: an oceanic Caribbean, the series ‘Be Real'... reflects on the tropes of self-reflection, or on how we reflect. The series plays with mirror as a selfie we cannot freeze; real-time reflection, offering a dynamic tapestry of contemplative engagement. Challenging the liberal notion of 'be yourself,' which often encourages stagnation and conformity to conditioned desires and thoughts, true liberation is found in the capacity to evolve into something new and different.
Gabriella Torres Ferrer, Be Real..., (installation view), 2024
Gabriella Torres Ferrer, Be Real..., (installation view), 2024
Gabriella Torres-Ferrer, Let it go, from the series 'Be Real'..., 2024, Laser engraved mirrored glass, electroluminescence, wires, 35.25 x 26 x 0.75 in / 82cm x 66cm x 2cm
Gabriella Torres-Ferrer, blin blin blin blam, from the series 'Be Real'..., 2024, Laser engraved mirrored glass, electroluminescence, wires, 23.5 x 19.5 x 0.75 in / 60cm x 50cm x 2cm
Gabriella Torres-Ferrer, YOU ARE THE MEME, from the series 'Be Real'..., 2024, Laser engraved mirrored glass, electroluminescence, wires, 22 x 15.75 x 0.75 in /56cm x 40cm x 2cm
Gabriella Torres-Ferrer, Nothing Wrong, from the series 'Be Real'..., 2024, Laser engraved mirrored glass, electroluminescence, wires 21.25 x 15.75 x 0.75 in / 54cm x 40cm x 2cm