'I started doing this sculptures inspired by reading about an eclipse that happened in May 29, 1919.
That eclipse was quite important because it was used to test Albert Einstein ́s theory of general relativity, specifically to test the idea that mass causes space to curve. After the eclipse this idea was proven to be correct. Einstein’s general theory of relativity underlies our most basic modern cosmology, our way of looking at the universe as a whole. After this moment there was a huge boom in science ,arts and general knowledge in society.
Apart from that, to me eclipses are particluarly special because it makes a lot of people stare at the same spot in the sky at the same time, this gesture is very powerful. In these sculptures I try to resemble either the previous or later moment to totality during an eclipse. Obsidian, in Mexican prehistoric cultures was of the utmost importance, it was used in many ways, one being as a shadow lens inorder to watch eclipses without damaging the retinas.