Sebastián Díaz Morales Knihy

n the trilogy of videos portraited in this book, Insight, Suspension and The Lost Object, the artist invites us to suspend ourselves in a dream-like scenario dominated by lighting effects. We do not enter a dark room but an atmosphere subject to the different beams of light shining all around us. That is the point, to throw light on the unknown, or on what we take for granted as natural when in fact it is nothing more than an impoverished fallacy. Or maybe it is simply about shining a light on ourselves as subjects and returning to the true essence of things: beauty, surprise, novelty and illusion. The unknown. This book is published on the occasion of the exhibition Ficcionario IV, Museum für Gegenwartskunst Siegen and the Biennale di Venezia, 57th International Art Exhibition, 2017, VIVA ARTE VIVA. Supported by the Mondriaan Foundation and Museum für Gegenwartskunst Siegen.

Sebastián Díaz Morales, born in 1975 in Comodoro Rivadavia, presents a unique autopoietic sum of his work in images, texts, and participant reports through his book, a blend of the words for dictionary and fiction. Since graduating from Rijksakademie van beeldende Kunsten in Amsterdam in 2001, he has exhibited at prominent institutions across Europe and the US, and participated in major film festivals and biennials worldwide. He evokes a quote from Jorge Luis Borges: "The mind was dreaming. The world was its dream," reflecting a view of reality that merges poetic and realistic narrative styles. This perspective embodies the essence of Latin American magical realism and the docu-fictional approach of South American cinema. In his film "Pasajes," a man transitions through various rooms, connecting diverse worlds. His installation "Insight" further explores the nature of reality, questioning whether what we see is merely an illusion. This book invites readers on an intelligent and entertaining journey, encouraging them to ponder the boundaries between reality and imagination.