The Wish Project on the Sky #9

On a commercial flight of BA from London Heathrow Airpot to Mexico City International Airport. I left a post it with the word of wish on the window between two areas of the plane where the food is prepared. I did it just after the take off, then someone close the "blind" and put the post it on it. So the wish stay there until we landed to Mexico City. I guess I still believe in the power of the wish/desiree...

Recycled Landscapes

I created this pieces for my last group show. This are landscapes made of oil painting on canvas by unknown or amateur authors. I found them on flee markets and I painted the sign of recycle on them.

TWP @ Mexico City

José Saenz is wearing the creation I made with Malafacha -Mexican brand-. I took this photo today at my studio in Mexico City and it is part of a series of portraits of young people making a wish/desiree.

3 Wishes 4 London

In this acrylic painting there are three wishes for London written with pencil. This was shown in a private view I had in Camden Town. 

100 Wishes @ Zsona Maco 2009

During the last edition of Zsona Maco, the contemporary art fair in Mexico City, I gave 100 wishes to the visitors. With white cotton cordons used as bracelets. I asked them to close their eyes, make a wish while I did the knot of it. Then, I asked them that every time they see it try to remember/visualize that specific wish. Then, when it comes true they must give me back the cordon and I will do a piece with it. Today, one week and a half after the art fair, at least three persons have told me that what they wish now is a reality. Keep wishing!

Photos courtesy of Armando Miguélez

TWP @ Tepeji del Rio, Mexico

For the past 4 years I have been doing collective performances in different places. People is ask to write three wishes on a white paper, then in a circle we burn them while I ask them to visualized what they are wishing for. Then I ask for their email address and send them a photo with an abstract image created by me with that ashes.

This image has the ashes of this performance which took place in Tepeji del Rio, Mexico few weeks ago.

 

TWP @ El Reforma newspaper

This was published on February 14th.  Take notice that according with the note my name is Javier...