
Pablo Dávila
Principles of an open future, 2022
Oil on canvas
Variable dimensions
It is an array of paintings on linen dissecting a handwritten diagram by Carl Sagan representing all of space and time. The diagram is divided into 34 sections, each containing...
It is an array of paintings on linen dissecting a handwritten diagram by Carl Sagan representing all of space and time. The diagram is divided into 34 sections, each containing a different piece of information. What seems important to Pablo Dávila is that such a visually simple drawing actually contains centuries and centuries of knowledge that has been discussed, proven, refuted, discarded, ignored, and banned, etc. It reflects the way our society is. We are the result of everything that happened before us.