Colores absentes (from Latin: absent colours) is a personal project based on an experiment. The starting point was a series of night photographs titled Insomnia in which, for many years, I have been documenting urban spaces marked by human – often destructive – presence. My intention was not to faithfully recreate the landscape, but rather to transfer what fascinates me about night photography – street lights, textures, and compositions – into a studio setting.

In the project, I use construction waste and recycled materials – seemingly worthless objects that, in a different context and with the right means of expression, take on a new form. Colour, which in my case resists simple definitions, became the axis of this project. Its presence, displacement, and ambiguity served as a stimulus for further exploration. By submitting to the experiment, I examine to what extent my personal aesthetic preferences and perception of urban space influence the creation of studio works.

Colores absentes is a reality viewed from a perspective often considered mistaken. The project reflects on the idea that what we might dismiss as imperfect or unnecessary may – in another context – reveal its unexpected potential.

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