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de la noche a la mañana

(from one day to the next)

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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"...

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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.  

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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).

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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. 

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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. 

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