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La Edad Del Indio
2017
La Edad Del Indio links three of the sources of revenue that have marked the history of the economy in Leon (Spain) from its origins: gold, sugar beet, and technology.
Sugar beet, which was brought by Napoleon and was one of the main sources of income for the Leonese modern economy in sharp decline.
Before sugar beet, it was gold—the reason for its foundation as a city in the year 29 BC. Throughout its history, Leon has been linked to the exploitation of these economic nostrums, for which Western society has killed, enslaved, poisoned and destroyed people, animals and landscapes.
The gold from its foundation, the sugar from its modernity and today’s technology which, after receiving great support from public administrations for the creation of technology centres, has attracted several companies whose economic impact on the city is questionable. The installation’s sculptures transform technological trash into sugar crystals to put into question the economic solidity and commercial reliability of technological companies in Leon, while at the same time questioning the sustainability of the technology itself. Indium is a chemical element, and is currently the main material used in the manufacturing of touch screens.
