This applies to photography too. It’s not
the most expensive camera or phone. It’s
not about this app or that app or even your
editing skills,” insists Garcia. However, he
does relent that for some photographs to
achieve their purpose, editing becomes a
necessary ingredient to create a particularly
palatable picture.
This is very apparent in his piece,
“Communication Breakdown”, which features
a trio of identical headless men, donning
crisp business suits and ties tightened snugly
against their non-existent necks. Using three
separate shots to construct the image, with
the heads removed through Superimpose, the
layers were arranged and then filtered with
Mextures. “This is actually my most intricate
concept,” explains Garcia, “It’s about all of
the communication we have lost as human
beings; the loss of authenticity due to the
massive influence of social media in our lives.
We don’t talk face to face anymore, we do it
through a cell phone screen. We have become
just numbers, avatars, user handles - people
without heads, faces, eyes, or brains.”
While post-production is hardly an extensive
part of Garcia’s process, the conception and
preparation aspect is all-consuming and
unquestionably revered. Garcia strongly
believes that taking weeks or even months to
conceive a fully formed idea is an optimal stance
for flawless execution. Though he tries to shoot
daily, nothing is random or left to chance.