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Timefall

Descent and Decadence

In his wall hangings, sculptures, and videos, Karlos Gil (b. Talavera, Spain, 1984; lives and works in Madrid) adapts obsolete and contemporary industrial production practices, combining them with filmic elements from the cinema in order to create settings and scenarios for a consideration of possible futures.

In his most recent exhibition Timefall at CA2M Museo Centro de Arte Dos de Mayo, his most expansive project to date, the artist addresses the interrelations between the artificial and the natural, between technology and the body, between man and nature, as well as the complexity of urban signifiers. Elements from science fiction sustain a meditation on the fragility of our civilization: apocalyptic landscapes become the stage for a species that has evolved from our environmentally challenged reality. The accompanying catalogue is the first to survey his oeuvre featuring a representative selection of his earlier output and the new works created in connection with the exhibition. With contributions by Peio Aguirre, Jussi Parikka, Bernardo José de Souza, and Laura Tripaldi.