Carlos Garaicoa

Scale 1-1 Group 2 (Wood), 2014

At the heart of Garaicoa’s practice is an ongoing exploration of the narratives that buildings articulate as part of an expansion of the evolving dialogue between art, urban space, and urban imaginaries. The installation Escala 1:1 [Scale 1:1] (2014) is made up of rulers cut to resemble buildings, resulting in a malleable cityscape. This work follows his ongoing thematic work of measurement and taking stock of social life through urban space. This can be seen across his practice, where Garaicoa returns to sites in Havana and elsewhere to document architecture as an evolving indicator of a cityscape. For the artist, architecture speaks to the political and social context of a site.