Photography itself is an allusion to the passing character of life, whichever way the representation of an instant is treated in the course of a flux. Muñoz alludes to every death and is universal in that sense, even if the word“ universal” sounds flamboyant. Muñoz is the man referred by Heraclitus, who takes us by the hand to feel the passing of the river water.
In Impresiones Débiles he shows washed, blurry images made, as often is the case with Muñoz, through techniques developed by him, a serigraphic print with powdercoat, in this case. In each image, a subject is more defined than the rest, appealing to the spectator’ s memory for completion. History is made problematic this way, but also the processes that constitute it: the struggle between official and marginal versions, and the mental production of the individuals toward the facts that make them vulnerable.
In a context where violent death is a common, it may be consistent to refer to death as a loss, equal to all, common to all.
Óscar Muñoz, Impresiones débiles, 2011, Sicardi Gallery www. sicardi. com
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