Surco (Furrow) presents human bodies aligned within a physical furrow, evoking the metaphor of seeds, displacement, and cyclical movement. Conceived both as photographic images and as a large-scale floor installation using real soil, the work explores migration, labor, and belonging. The body becomes a unit within a collective geography, suspended between growth and erasure
SURCO has two versions:
The first version features 7 people, printed as a photograph and displayed on the wall.
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Surco. Furrow. 2012.
Technique: Digital photography later intervened
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The second version includes 10 people, and the image—6 meters long—is installed directly on the floor and surrounded by real soil. In this version, the piece becomes an actual furrow of earth framing the image. When viewed from above, the viewer can truly feel the sensation of looking at a furrow filled with human seeds ready to grow.
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Surco, floor installation version. Dimensions: 6 meters in length, 1 meter in width. 2019
Technique: Digital photography later intervened
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SURCO has been exhibited in numerous shows and has also appeared in various catalogs and magazines. This work has also been collected by several important collectors.
Rosalia Hernandez and a dog looking at the artwork.
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My mother, Nancy Vizcaíno, walking on the artwork. SURCO, installation (6m x 1m), exhibited during the 11th Havana Biennial, 2012.
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Nadal next to his artwork.
SURCO, wall-mounted printed version (80 x 30 inches), exhibited at RED DOT Art Fair, Art Basel Miami, 2015.
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Nadal next to his artwork.
SURCO, wall-mounted version (80 x 30 inches), exhibited at ArtPrize 7, Grand Rapids, 2015.
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SURCO, wall-mounted version (80 x 30 inches), exhibited at “Shipwreck of Reason” exhibition, Pompano Beach Cultural Center, USA, 2017.
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SURCO, installation (6 meters x 1 meter), MOCA, Miami, 2019.
Photographed with María Napoles, Rosalia Hernandez and Isabel M. Perez.
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SURCO, installation (6 meters x 1 meter), MOCA, Miami, 2019
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Instalation SURCO at Malditos de la Post Guerra, Espacio Aglutinador, La Habana, Cuba. 2019
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Text about the works "Gusanos" and "Surco," in Art Nexus magazine. By Nelson Herrera Ysla.
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Text about Nadal Antelmo by Magaly Espinosa
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