cuilcuilco, 32 Monoprints, 88" x 240" (each print 22" x 30"), 1998 — cuilcuilco, 32 Monoprints, 88″ x 240″ (each print 22″ x 30″), 1998

cuiclcuilco, 32 Monoprints, 88″ x 240″ (each print 22″ x 30″), 1998

cuilcuilco, deep bite zinc plate, 20" x 28", 1998 — cuilcuilco, deep bite zinc plate, 20″ x 28″, 1998

cuilcuilco

Cuilcuilco is a ‘cylindrical’ (mound-shaped) ceremonial pyramid that is situated in the center of Mexico City-remarkably, it is still left standing from the Pre-Classical Era (ca. 700 BC). While in a residency in Mexico and working on a theatrical project funded by the Rockefeller Foundation, I had immersed myself in Mexican history, civilization, and cosmology, and decided to create my own version of this archeological wonder.

I used an etched 20″ x 28″ zinc plate, inked it only partially, and made monoprints of these separate sections. I then assembled the 32 discrete prints to form a massive, single installation-20 feet long.