Canta Happy Birthday - Installation by Guillermo Quintero Rojas (1990)

Canta Happy Birthday

Medium
Installation
Materials
Lime, wood, textiles and earth
Dimensions
Variable dimensions
Canta Happy Birthday - Detail view 2
Canta Happy Birthday - Detail view 3

Artwork Description

In 365 boxes that suggest paradoxically colorful and joyful coffins, an equal number of rag sculptures, in cloth dolls, seem to come to life and rise gracefully and hopefully from the earth. In other words, the work refers to reflections on time and existence while alluding to the artisanal tradition and popular art of this continent.