Carritos - Gustavo Sagorsky

GUSTAVO
SAGORSKY
CARRITOS
CARRITOS
GUSTAVO SAGORSKY
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Gustavo Sagorsky was born in Argentina in 1975.
into the studio where he instilled them with
He studied Social Communication at Buenos Aires
new life. In the course of this transformation,
University, and later went on to receive both his
the objects turn into a surface. The unmediated
BFA and MFA in Photography and Fine Arts at
encounter, in which the experience is composed
Bezalel Academy of Art and Design in Jerusalem,
of smell, taste, sound and touch, is replaced by a
where he has lived since 1998. In addition to
photograph, an art form almost entirely driven by
creating his art, Sagorsky currently works as a
sight. Though we meet these objects through the
lecturer in the photography department at Bezalel.
visual sense, Sagorsky succeeds in maintaining
the sensual and sensorial elements they embody.
Sagorsky’s work deals with the close relationship
between photography and sculpture. In recent
Sagorsky has had solo exhibitions at The Artists
projects Sagorsky focused on his environment,
Studios Gallery, The Jerusalem Artists’ House
collecting outside objects and bringing them
Gallery, The Heder Contemporary Art Gallery
in Tel Aviv and Espacio Giesso in Buenos Aires.
He has also participated in numerous group
exhibitions and art fairs in Israel, Argentina
and other countries, including Ashdod Museum
of Art, The Israel Drawing Biennale, Milan
Image Art Fair, Le Bal in Paris, as well as the
Fotobookfestival in Kassel, Germany.
Sagorsky won the Encouragement Prize from
Bezalel in 2006 and 2007, and the America–Israel
Cultural Foundation’s Prize for the Arts in 2005
and 2007. For more, visit gustavosagorsky.com.
THE CARRITOS
by Gustavo Sagorsky
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This book highlights 40 photographic images,
or fabric part that I found in the streets. My
taken in 2009, of Carritos, meaning “little
pockets were full of keys, screws, washers and
carts” in Spanish. The pieces were put together
every kind of object I could fit into them. This
between 2007 and 2010. In total, there are 98.
search for—and collection of—materials looked
to me like snapshots in photography. Those
The materials from which the Carritos were built
mental snapshots assembled with one another as
come largely from three main sources: surplus
three-dimensional collages.
building materials, discarded objects found
on the street and waste recovered during the
The actual building of the Carritos was similar
restoration of old houses.
to studio photography in the sense that there is
a greater control of composition, as well as more
During that period, I observed, collected, and
time to mold forms and content, and, thus, define
tried to identify every small metal, plastic
the aesthetics of the images.
I did not have a predetermined plan in building
as a photographer and as a visual artist while
the carts. Instead, they are the product of quick,
documenting the traces of urban change.
pragmatic solutions. Each cart has its own
assembly technique, unique materials, name
and photograph.
I have attempted to take pictures that only
describe the object, placing it against a white
background in order to isolate it. However, the
images are portraits and, as such, reveal the
influence of both the photographer and the object
being photographed. The connection between
sculpture and photography allowed me in an
elliptical manner to expand the field of my work
JERUSALEM
ARTISTS’ STUDIOS
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more than 16 artists in 15 work spaces with
center of contemporary culture, offering a rich
the aim of fostering artistic activity in Israel’s
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and hosts curator visits and lectures, which
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are open to the public. There are also ongoing
invites emerging and established curators on a
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institutions in Israel and around the world.
Every exhibition features a rich program of free
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THE JOURNEY
A forward by Janice Feldman
President and CEO, JANUS et Cie
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Perspective matters. The lens through which
we. Compelled to explore and evolve, we are
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on a constant journey. We go by land, by air,
becomes wisdom. Art can open our eyes to things
and by sea, seeking knowledge, passion, and
we cannot see without it.
meaning. Many objects are moving along with
us. As these people and objects travel about,
Israel, small in physical size, is momentous
coming together in new surroundings, they are
on the world’s cultural stage. The vibrancy of
transformed. Some-thing old becomes something
its contemporary art... the schools, studios,
new. Wood scraps and dish scrubbers become
private collections... have achieved a level of
street sweepers. Discarded milk cartons become
relevance, impact, influence, and profound effect.
armchairs. Soon, the transformed become the
Transcending physical borders, the art born of
transformers, instilling new life into the people
Israel opens the mind, fuels the soul and ignites
and spaces around them.
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SARMIENTO, 2008
04
VENADO, 2008
06
ALDOSIVI, 2008
08
TRACTOR, 2009
10
BRUNO, 2008
12
TA L E N S , 2 0 0 8
14
TA K S I O S C A R , 2 0 0 9
16
P. D . V. S . A . , 2 0 0 9
18
ADUANA, 2010
20
EL DIGNO, 2008
22
O S VA L D O , 2 0 0 8
24
BICO, 2010
26
LINDEN, 2009
28
GEBAUER GRILLER, 2007
30
DON DIEGO, 2008
32
EL TUERTO, 2008
34
PAT R O L , 2 0 0 8
36
MONGO, 2008
38
MENAKE, 2008
40
AMBULANCE, 2009
42
L.M.D. 438, 2008
44
MANETO, 2009
46
MARACAIBO, 2008
48
L I P P M A N N H A M I LT O N , 2 0 0 8
50
MARTINO, 2007
52
MARMOL, 2007
54
MODESTO, 2009
56
ROGERS, 2007
58
T R AV E R S O , 2 0 1 0
60
MERCURIO, 2008
62
PENELOPE, 2008
64
TA R I K , 2 0 0 9
66
SAN ESTEBAN, 2008
68
SALMOS, 2009
70
L A C H ATA R R I TA , 2 0 0 7
72
T I M O T Y, 2 0 0 8
74
CHACABOTON, 2008
76
GARZON, 2008
78
REMOLQUE, 2009
80
GRUA, 2008
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
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Thank you to Janice and Mitchell for their
To Lee He Shulov, Maya Parnas Muchawsky,
friendship, interest in my work, and incredible
Ariel Caine, Cynthia Gabay, Diego Rotman,
support. I will always be grateful for their
Doron Altaraz, Gustao Waisbrot, Sagit Mezamer,
encouragement and for bringing this project
Jerusalem Artist Studio, Shai Azulay, Rea Print
to publication.
House, Ygael Felix, Yaakov and Maya Israel,
Irena Gordon, Yoni Passy and the Rea team,
To my kids for teaching me how to play.
To Sonia.
To all the JANUS et Cie staff.
Cythia Gabbay, Shay Azulay, Liat Lavi, and all
my friends that never get tired of helping me.
CARRITOS
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All original Carritos images are 29cm x 40cm
inkjet prints on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Ultra
Smooth, 305gms archival paper. Edition of six
plus two artist proofs, signed by the artist. To
purchase a Carritos print, contact the artist at
[email protected].
Carritos, Gustavo Sagorsky. This limited edition book
about the art of Gustavo Sagorksy was produced and
published by JANUS et Cie.
First Edition. © Copyright 2013 JANUS et Cie.
All photograph copyrights are held by Gustavo
Sagorsky. All rights reserved. No portion of this book
may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever
without written permission from publisher and
copyright holder.