Presented first in 2016 at Art en Valise, and then Scrap Metal Gallery in Toronto, for this installation at kurimanzutto new york, the works have been reassembled and Cruzvillegas has complemented them with locally sourced, perishable and organic elements, such as cheese, bread, turmeric, ginger, molasses, lemongrass, avocados and Italian ham, to name a few. (kurimanzutto.com)
Boris Cochy, of La Valise, tells me that they have been fielding numerous requests from the U.S. and Canada with people and organizations eager to put these to use. (treehugger.com)
In one hand the Overseer carried the small valise containing my tools and in the other a lantern to aid me in my work. (bookbrowse.com)