Uploaded September 2024 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Watch a selection of moments from the progression of Eddie Rodolfo Aparicio's sculpture, Paloma Blanca Deja Volar/White Dove Let us Fly (2024), as it has evolved over the course of the Whitney Biennial. This piece transformed shape during the full run of the exhibition.
The work is made primarily from modified amber, a petrified form of tree resin. Since the chemical structure of the amber has been altered so that it is not completely rigid, the sculpture has changed shape over the course of the exhibition, as a result of gravity and exposure to ambient light. As it has changed, the objects within it have moved, suggesting the ways memory and trauma are held in the body and shift over time.
Eddie Rodolfo Aparicio, the artist, has noted that he is interested in resin because of its ability to “move nutrients through [a tree’s] body and heal wounds.” Historically, amber has been used for jewelry and carved depictions of royalty and deities, but Aparicio uses the material to elevate the history and objects of Central American communities in the United States. The artist often treats amber as a kind of archive, albeit one that rejects the notions of completion and fixity typically associated with that term. In this work he has embedded materials found near his Los Angeles studio, including pigeon wings, branches, and discarded clothing. He has also included documents of efforts by white activists to promote justice in Central America, drawing attention to the complex relationship between privilege and solidarity.
The 2024 Whitney Biennial is organized by Chrissie Iles, Anne and Joel Ehrenkranz Curator and Meg Onli, Curator at Large, with Min Sun Jeon and Beatriz Cifuentes. The performance program is organized by Iles and Onli, with guest curator Taja Cheek. The film program is organized by Iles and Onli, with guest curators Korakrit Arunanondchai, asinnajaq, Greg de Cuir Jr, and Zackary Drucker. Music in this video is composed by Marco Venturini Autieri, courtesy Pond5.
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Watch a selection of moments from the progression of Eddie Rodolfo Aparicio's sculpture, Paloma Blanca Deja Volar/White Dove Let us Fly (2024), as it has evolved over the course of the Whitney Biennial. This piece transformed shape during the full run of the exhibition.
The work is made primarily from modified amber, a petrified form of tree resin. Since the chemical structure of the amber has been altered so that it is not completely rigid, the sculpture has changed shape over the course of the exhibition, as a result of gravity and exposure to ambient light. As it has changed, the objects within it have moved, suggesting the ways memory and trauma are held in the body and shift over time.
Eddie Rodolfo Aparicio, the artist, has noted that he is interested in resin because of its ability to “move nutrients through [a tree’s] body and heal wounds.” Historically, amber has been used for jewelry and carved depictions of royalty and deities, but Aparicio uses the material to elevate the history and objects of Central American communities in the United States. The artist often treats amber as a kind of archive, albeit one that rejects the notions of completion and fixity typically associated with that term. In this work he has embedded materials found near his Los Angeles studio, including pigeon wings, branches, and discarded clothing. He has also included documents of efforts by white activists to promote justice in Central America, drawing attention to the complex relationship between privilege and solidarity.
The 2024 Whitney Biennial is organized by Chrissie Iles, Anne and Joel Ehrenkranz Curator and Meg Onli, Curator at Large, with Min Sun Jeon and Beatriz Cifuentes. The performance program is organized by Iles and Onli, with guest curator Taja Cheek. The film program is organized by Iles and Onli, with guest curators Korakrit Arunanondchai, asinnajaq, Greg de Cuir Jr, and Zackary Drucker. Music in this video is composed by Marco Venturini Autieri, courtesy Pond5.
#eddierodolfoaparicio #contemporaryart #whitneymuseum #whitneybiennial #contemporarysculpture #sculpture #multimediaart #losangelesartist
