#133 Venezuel(t)raum

Venezuel(t)raum explores Venezuelan history through subjective narrative, typography, and post-photographic intervention. The project deconstructs architectural promises from the Pérez Jiménez dictatorship era, contrasting modernization dreams with fragmented realities.

Concept

Through algorithmic transformation of digitized materials, lost grain becomes textual representation. Each word correlates with specific image positions, fusing typography with photography beyond conventional visual representation. The work reconstructs blurred memory of the author's grandfather, Néstor Luis Negrón, who hosted television shows during the Pérez Jiménez period.

Editions

Number 1 rescues the oral essence of popular cosmology through Néstor Luis Negrón's TV program. Explores how the slogan "¿Cuánto hay en el Pote, Cecilia?" allowed the dictator to flirt with oil wealth while financing grand architectural projects. The narrative interweaves with internal, subjective voices showing precarious reality of fragmented, deteriorated constructions.

Number 2: Sancocho is an experimental photobook with 43 pages that brings together different layers from a subjective perspective. It tells the story of Venezuela of differences - about rituals from Chuao, street shots from cars in Caracas, architectural ruins, and television moments that reveal the abyss between private and public image of Venezuela. The work includes speculative images generated through montage or synthesis to narrate the changes of a possible present.

Digital Editions

Digital editions of this project are available as a curated collection. Visit the Digital Editions section to explore and purchase high-quality PDF downloads of both editions.