El peso de la justicia es el título de dos de los números de la revista Archipiélago – Cuadernos de Crítica de la Cultura, que tratan sobre el pasado, presente y futuro del sistema penitenciario español en general. La instalación parte de una serie fotográfica en blanco y negro realizada en el año 1998, una semana después de que los últimos internos del penal de Carabanchel fueran trasladados. Esta primera visita y la posterior, realizada en el año 2007, fueron posibles gracias a la Dirección General de Instituciones Penitenciarias.
Esta primera instalación se compone de 9 pesas caseras realizadas según el procedimiento utilizado por los internos de la cárcel de Carabanchel y dos fotografías de este centro. En ellas se documenta una de las celdas y el gimnasio y la lavandería. En la instalación, las dos fotografías se colocan una al lado de la otra y se apoyan en equilibrio sobre las pesas y el suelo, de manera que toda la estructura creada (fotografías + pesas) se inclina debido al peso de los elementos.
El peso de la justicia se expuso en:
-Estado Liminal -11.5.2018 / 11.6.2018. CCGalileo, Madrid, comisariada por el Máster en mercado y gestión del arte por la Universidad Antonio de Nebrija-
–Los cuerpos dóciles -La Conservera, Murcia, comisariada por Ana Ara Hernandez, marzo / junio de 2015-
–Foro Sur -galería Formato Cómodo, Cáceres, 30.04.2009-
El peso de la justicia (The weight of Justice) is the title of two of the issues of the magazine «Archipiélago» – Cuadernos de Crítica de la Cultura, which deal with the past, present and future of the spanish penitentiary system in general.
This work, among others, is part of a photographic series in b/w by the author in 1998, a week after the inmates of the Carabanchel prison were transferred and the prison closed. This first visit and subsequent ones have been possible thanks to his father worked in these facilities from the 70s until its closure. In March 2007, they were again inside the prison, completing and photographically and sonorously documenting the current state of the premises, thanks to the collaboration of the General Directorate of Penitentiary Institutions.
This first installation consists of 9 homemade weights, made according to the procedure used by the inmates of the Madrid I Penitentiary Center (recorded in one of the photographs made in this site in 1998) and two photographs of this center carried out in that same facility Year, between October and November, a week after the inmates were relocated as a result of the closure of the penitentiary. These photographs show one of the cells of the prisoners intended to be executed by the Garrote Bill and the gym and laundry room.
In the installation, the two photographs are placed side by side and supported in balance on the weights and on the ground, so that the whole structure created (photographs + weights) tilts due to the weight of the cramped elements, As if it were going to crumble and break.
El peso de la justicia (The weight of justice) has been exposed:
–Estado Liminal (Liminal State) -11.5.2018 / 11.6.2018. C.C.Galileo (Madrid) curated by Master’s degree in art market and management from the Antonio de Nebrija University-
-Los cuerpos dóciles -La Conservera, Murcia, curated by Ana Ara Hernandez, March / June 2015-
-Foro Sur -Formato Cómodo gallery, Cáceres, 04.30.2009-
