El Mundo
2024
Collage on sewing threads
52 cms X 53 cms
When I was an adolescent in Colombia, I inherited from my French grandfather his tarot cards and books. I learned to understand each major arcane and interpret its meaning and philosophy. As a high school student and subsequently at university in Bogota I did tarot card readings for friends and acquaintances.. In 2022 and 2023 I drew all the major arcana and created my own personal tarot deck using color pens, flumasters, colored pencils and pastels.
In 2023 and 2024 I started using collage in portraying the arcana. A collector of cards wanted me to do the hanged man (in fact, she asked for a hanged woman). I created the main character in collage and then I suspended it on copper wires over a collage and acrylic background. Subsequently I “suspended” main characters on sewing threads. Using this technique I have produced The Sorceress, The World, The Nameless Arcane, The Hermit, The Chariot, The Judgement, The Magician, The Star and The Devil. I am currently working on finalizing the other major arcana.
It is worth mentioning that in addition to paper cuttings and acrylic paint the tarot suspended collage series incorporates diverse elements such as animal bones, wooden matches, metallic parts, nails, etc.