This piece emerges from a critical analysis of the Mexican myth of racial mixing. It employs nylon and lycra stockings in various shades resembling "skin" colors, mounted on 160 small wooden frames (17×17 cm each). This pixelated color grid draws from the standard chromatic range offered by commercial brands, reflecting their purported "varieties of color" akin to "skin" tones – a notion starkly contrasted by the reality of limited representation of the diverse spectrum of skin tones in the country's populace. This creation prompts contemplation on labor division and wealth distribution in relation to colorimetry, revealing racism entrenched in the ideology that associates race with skin color. Through a visually striking chromatic gradient formed by myriad pixels, the piece highlights the exclusionary and racist undertones embedded within the socks' purported "variety". Its title is borrowed from José́ Emilio Pacheco novel title Batallas en el desierto...
"My father said that in Mexico we were all Indians, even without knowing it or wanting it."
2.75meters x 1.75meters
nylon stockings over
wooden frames
2017 © Claudia Uranga Alonso
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