A moment becomes a collage when the unexpected enters, changing the dynamic of all the players in the room, then exits without a trace of its origin (as if that even matters anymore). Perspectives change irreparably, bedsheets fold into the sea and sleep turns into a dream. Maybe a song is also playing, one everyone knows. And then it plays again, this time different, this time just a part of it, cutting off abruptly. But even just two notes reminds us of those characters, that moment, that collage in time. It's the part, the particular, which references the whole.

León is part of a larger body of work by artist Katayoon Yousefbigloo that involves a process of multiple media transformations, working across such processes as photocopying, re-shooting, and photo transfer. Over time, the by-products and unexpected idiosyncrasies of the (re)production process are incorporated into the image’s materiality, layering and compressing many chance events upon a single plane. Through repetition, both within the image itself and in the process of its making, formal elements and hidden narratives are revealed, exaggerated, and contemplated. This work was originally created for a group exhibition of Xerox-based works titled ZOO at Hit Gallery in San Francisco, California in 2021.

2023
Inkjet print on alumminum
Unique
36" x 27"
Estimate: $2,000

Courtesy the artist