de la noche a la mañana
(from one day to the next)
Movement, stillness, endings, new beginnings, nostalgia, projections, desires, fears; the liberty to leave, the need to escape, the inherent risks, the loss of identity, a "fresh start"...
de la noche a la mañana begins with testimonials collected and recorded from immigrants during the pandemic in 2020. Each of the seven pieces that comprise the exhibit is inspired by a specific (often poetic) phrase expressed by the participants. The global pandemic and the imposed measures of confinement
serve to amplify these narratives and the recurring themes that thread each story.
Through photographs, flat sculptures, kinetic pieces, film, and sound — conceived as one body — the work reflects on the fragmented character of the exhibit's audio recording, a piece in itself entitled Qué poderosas son las historias (Stories are powerful).
de la noche a la mañana offers a "composition in parts" where the "whole" refers to the very plurality that lies within a theme as vast and complex as human migration.
More than a personal or political stance on the subject, Gambis creates a contemplative take on a universal theme, creating a metaphor-on-metaphor of sorts that transforms the pressing reality of diaspora into art.

(from one day to the next) Installation view

(from one day to the next) Installation view

(I'm not stuck in a sack) Video still

(from one day to the next) Installation view

(It belongs to me but it's not mine) Digital color print / single edition 29.7 x 42 cm

(It belongs to me but it's not mine) Digital color print / single edition 29.7 x 42 cm

(It belongs to me but it's not mine) Digital color print / single edition 29.7 x 42 cm

(It belongs to me but it's not mine) Digital color print / single edition 29.7 x 42 cm