Y el león, por fin, en niño: Mario Opazo | Curated by Christian Padilla

Mario Opazo’s work, which is known for his philosophical references and for his display of a wide variety of mediums that extend from complex artifacts to overflowing audiovisual installations, this time proposes a much simpler lecture, like a fable told to children before bed. The artist is inspired by one of Nietzche’s central ideas: Zaratustra has spoken: “Three transformations of the spirit I have mentioned: how the spirit has turned into a camel, and the camel into a lion, and the lion, at last, into a child.” In an introspective look at his work, Opazo reflects upon his journey through these three phases in over thirty years of artistic production: after persevering obediently as the camel (as an emerging artist), later, determined and ambitious like the lion (as a distinguished and consecrated artist), and today, self defining in the spiritual state of the child.

Christian Padilla