He presents the automobile as a source of endless emotions and experiences, a “perfect” machine which incarnates the technological utopia of its time and confirms the supremacy of a global socioeconomic model. As it can be seen, he searches for and photograph shabby, useless, scrapped vehicles in order to highlight their built-in obsolescence quality, a widely used strategy in contemporary market economies which promises ephemeral wellbeing and serves the purpose of creating new needs by constantly putting pressure on individual.
This Sacred Field of Aves (Campo santo de aves), 2011. Fotograma Vídeo en formato HDV, 3'53”. Ed.: 3 + P.A.
His exhibition at the Raquel Ponce Gallery contains a hybrid collection of photographic works using digital technique and composed with the aim of disrupting natural reading and unmask the impostor.
Jorge Conde’s work stems from his deep fascination for contemporary society, its inherent voraciousness and its capability to produce information, utopias, different roles and complex –even contradictory- identities. He scrutinizes various massive phenomena produced by our society, such as the cultural industry, the transformation of old public spaces and infrastructures, the viral transmission of information, the suburban lifestyle, the virtual experience, the social networks, along with some other massive events (sports, political campaigns, charity shows, music festivals, etc.)ls.
