ALISA OCHOA

NEVER BEEN BETTER

I am interested in the fragments that we see all the around us, the reworking of narrative structures, and the relations between part-bodies and totalities. Color xeroxes, origami papers, junk mail, and letterpress prints come together like parts of a symbolic puzzle: the graphic unity reminiscent of patchwork quilts. In a way, they are the visual equivalent to one of Jorge Borges's short stories, in which all of the books in the library are speaking to you, all at once. Collages (2005-8) from this series are representations of simultaneity and juxtaposition that characterize a particular moment that weaves together voice and object, text and image to language and sound.

Uniforms

Collage and stickers on paper

7"x12"

Wolfman's Revenge on the Harlequins

Collage, color Xerox on paper

21"x17"

© Alisa Ochoa 2010