Francisco Tropa – Panta Rhei

View of the exhibition Francisco Tropa – Panta Rhei
Francisco Tropa, Panta Rhei, 2016, silkscreen screen print, silk screen rearrangeable cut-out elements, wooden frame, glass, 105 x 77 cm, 109 x 81 x 2.5 cm framed, unique out of a series of 20
View of the exhibition Francisco Tropa – Panta Rhei
Francisco Tropa, Panta Rhei, 2016, silkscreen screen print, silk screen rearrangeable cut-out elements, wooden frame, glass, 105 x 77 cm, 81 x 109 x 2.5 cm framed, unique out of a series of 20

Entitled Panta Rhei (in reference to Heraclitus’ famous formula meaning “everything flows”, in the sense of “everything passes”), these silkscreens belong to a series of works by Francisco Tropa based on the themes of mimesis and play. They are composed of silk-screened geometric motifs, with cardboard cut-outs representing stones arranged inside them. These stone images can be freely rearranged by simply opening the frame, thus forming new compositions. They evoke other works by the artist in the form of transparent boxes containing natural pebbles and their bronze replicas. The pebbles and bronze casts can be freely extracted and arranged to create arrangements reminiscent of landscapes. A participatory device that unfolds here in graphic works.