BIANCA SALVO // On Heroes and Free Fall, 2024
Archivo LAB 2024
Limited Print Edition
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BIANCA SALVO
On Heroes and Free Fall, From the series When Statues Fall
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Inkjet print on 100% Cotton Rag Fine Art Paper
From an edition of 50, numbered on the reverse
Image size: 19,5 x 27 cm
Paper size: 24 x 30 cm
Unframed
This print edition was produced in 2024 as part of ARCHIVO’s competitive visual arts program Archivo LAB, and it is one of 50 prints in this limited edition. Proceeds from the purchase of this print will help fund future Archivo LAB programs, supporting emerging artists and innovative visual arts projects.
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About this work
Inspired by global acts of toppling public monuments in recent years, "When Statues Fall" reflects on monuments as ideological and physical markers of territory and space, extending these constructs into digital realms. Bianca Salvo was particularly struck by the symbolic and physical disintegration of these objects of power, a motif transcending historical periods and geographic boundaries. This inspired a visual parallel with the law of gravity, encapsulated in the statement, “What goes up, must go down.” This metaphor highlights the cosmic resonance in the rise and fall of heroic narratives, influenced by societal values, cultural dynamics, and historical events. "When Statues Fall" captures the essence of symbolic descent while commenting on deconstruction, transformation, and the complex relationship between power, memory, and cultural identity.
About Bianca Salvo
Bianca Salvo (*1986) is a visual artist living and working in Bogotá, Colombia. In 2020, she graduated cum laude from the MA in Plastic Arts from the Universidad de Los Andes in Bogotá, and in 2012 she received her MA in Photography from the London College of Communication. She is currently lecturer in photography at the Universidad de Los Andes in Bogotá. Her work has been shown in Italy and abroad in several collective and solo exhibitions.
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Archivo LAB 2024, themed "Archivo and Conflict", delved into the relationship between photography, the archive and conflict across different temporalities. Throughout the LAB programme, mentored by curator Helen Starr, artists explored the materialities and immaterialities of archival production within the digital age in regard to contemporary critical appropriations concerned with different perspectives on conflict, as well as history’s repressed events and violations.
