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Geometry of Labor
Leslie Mutchler

01.06.11 17.06.11

Geometry of Labor, an installation by the artist Leslie Mutchler, explores complicated issues related to work and labor through the construction of simplified cardboard objects.

The labor of the artist is a surrogate experience used to explore and exaggerate the disparate, yet similar, way of life within a multi-class system. Drawing from her observations as an outsider in Buenos Aires, the artist investigates the production, distribution, and final disposition of material goods. She simulates cottage industry in terms of making, presents multiple modes of commerce from high-end design shop to unlicensed street vendors, and finally upcycles the entire installation with the aid of the cartoneros, local collectors and resellers of cardboard.

Material wealth is commonly associated with the accumulation of objects. Geometry of Labor calls attention to the fact that these objects, however, live in a constant state of physical and economic flux- as their relationship to the environment and their function or aesthetic value can become altered.

From beginning to end, the cardboard constructs hold value to the artist (the maker), the viewer, and thus the cartoneros. Geometry of Labor is a culmination of repetitive and tedious labor: several hundred woodblock prints, imprinted with a white pattern of isometric triangles on chipboard, were cut, scored, and formed into objects and low-relief wall decoration; sheets of corrugated cardboard are similarly transformed into functional and display furniture; and white rag paper becomes moulding to adorn the high ceiling of the gallery, calling attention to the architecture of the space.

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International Airport

Ministro Pistarini- Ezeiza (EZE)
Buenos Aires
45' to 60' trip

Domestic Airport

Aeroparque Jorge Newbery
Buenos Aires

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38, 39, 41, 42, 59, 63, 65, 67, 68, 151, 152, 161, 184, 194 and 168 (stop in the front door)

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D Line (Green)
Olleros Station (4 blocks, 4')

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Mitre Line (either to Leon Suarez or Mitre)
Colegiales Station (1 block, 1')

The Latin America's Paris

Buenos Aires is Argentine Republic's capital city. With 15,000,000 inhabitants, it is one of the largest cities in Latin America and one of the 10 most populous urban centers in the world. Its cosmopolitan and urban character vibrates to the rhythm of a great cultural offer that includes monuments, churches, museums, art galleries, opera, music and theaters; squares, parks and gardens with old groves; characteristic neighborhoods; large shopping centers and fairs. Here we also find a very good lodging facilities, with accommodation ranging from hostels to five-star hotels of the main international chains. Buenos Aires also show off about its variety of restaurants with all the cuisines of the world, as well as to have cafes and flower kiosks on every corner.

A neighborhood founded on the Jesuit farms in the 17th century

We are located in Colegiales neighborhood where the tree-lined streets, some of which still have their original cobblestones, invite you to walk. Although the apartment buildings advance, low houses still predominate. It is a district of the city where about 20 TV production companies, design studios, artist workshops and the Rock&Pop radio have been located. The neighborhood also has six squares, one of which pays homage to Mafalda, the Flea Market, shops, restaurants and cafes like its neighboring Barrios de Palermo and Belgrano, with which it limits.

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Artist-in-Residence International Program

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Residencies 2025
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January 31st, 2025

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