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Frida Escobedo

£500 (+ VAT)
Obsidian mirror
Obsidian 
Dimensions: 25 x 10 x 5 cm
Signed and numbered 
Edition of 25 + 5 APs

 

Frida Escobedo has created this edition of unique obsidian mirrors on the occasion of the Serpentine Pavilion 2018, designed by Frida Escobedo Taller de Arquitectura. The obsidian stones, cut to the proportions of the Pavilion constructed in London’s Kensington Gardens, have been polished on one side to become a highly reflective surface, while the back has been left rough. Like the Pavilion design, the natural, rough qualities of the raw material abut a smooth, carefully considered surface and echoes the reflective qualities of Escobedo’s pool within the Pavilion.

A small leaflet included in the presentation box designed for each edition includes a set of references to the use of darkened mirrors as a Claude Glass, a 17th century drawing device, a tool for scrying and divination in pre-Columbian Mexico, and as inspiration in 20th century literature in a reference from Capote’s Music for Chameleons.

Please note that each Limited Edition is unique: please get in touch with editions@serpentinegalleries.org for further images or to request a viewing. 

 

Frida Escobedo

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Frida Escobedo's (b. 1979, Mexico City) prize-winning work in urban reactivation ranges from housing and community centres to hotels and galleries. In 2006, she founded her practice in Mexico City, with significant national projects including the Librería del Fondo Octavio Paz and an extension of La Tallera Siqueiros gallery in Cuernavaca. Her designs have featured at the Venice Architecture Biennale (2012 and 2014), the Lisbon Architecture Triennale (2013), and in San Francisco, London and New York. Recent projects include Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business and social housing projects in Guerrero and Saltillo, Mexico. She lectures nationally and internationally, and has won multiple awards and accolades.

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