For Antonia Rodriguez (1929-2006)
The central core of this work can be found in the exploration in a broad sense of the “Human Condition”. More specifically it evolves from the autobiographical accounts of my maternal grandmother’s life and death from the complications of diabetes. This body of work is the impetus for my journey through her life and body as it was affected by the disease.
The icon of the Red Cross carries a universal meaning of sickness, human frailty, medical care, spiritual renewal, and ultimately death. The causes, effects, and the journey through her life with this disease is the central core of my art work.
This direction has included the process of deterioration as her body slowly succumbs to the disease. The undeniable awareness of her and our ultimate deaths and how that informs what we should be focusing on in our life is a central theme. The relationship of life and death as they define each other is at the heart of my focus.
Recently I have also started incorporating money or currency into this narrative. This directs the voice in the work towards other aspects related to the life and death conundrum such as healthcare, religion, spirituality, empathy, deterioration and solitude. This body of work is both a universal journey through these human “conditions” as well as a very specific and personal memorial to Antonia Rodriguez.
Christopher Elliott Suniga
The central core of this work can be found in the exploration in a broad sense of the “Human Condition”. More specifically it evolves from the autobiographical accounts of my maternal grandmother’s life and death from the complications of diabetes. This body of work is the impetus for my journey through her life and body as it was affected by the disease.
The icon of the Red Cross carries a universal meaning of sickness, human frailty, medical care, spiritual renewal, and ultimately death. The causes, effects, and the journey through her life with this disease is the central core of my art work.
This direction has included the process of deterioration as her body slowly succumbs to the disease. The undeniable awareness of her and our ultimate deaths and how that informs what we should be focusing on in our life is a central theme. The relationship of life and death as they define each other is at the heart of my focus.
Recently I have also started incorporating money or currency into this narrative. This directs the voice in the work towards other aspects related to the life and death conundrum such as healthcare, religion, spirituality, empathy, deterioration and solitude. This body of work is both a universal journey through these human “conditions” as well as a very specific and personal memorial to Antonia Rodriguez.
Christopher Elliott Suniga