Ciudad Máquina No.20

Ciudad Máquina No.20

Medium: Ink on Paper
Dimensions: 22 x 30 inches
Artist: Abisay Puentes

High above the void, floating like a ruin suspended in time, Ciudad Máquina No.20 stands as a remnant of a world where architecture and engineering have transcended their original purpose. Here, functionality dissolves into symbolism, and the structure itself becomes an enigma: is it a refuge, a prison, a forgotten temple adrift in the vastness?

The Gothic and Byzantine details of the city seem to emerge from a distant past, yet its base disintegrates into a chaos of unfinished lines, suggesting that it was never built on foundations, but rather as the idea of a perpetually incomplete structure, doomed to drift. Beneath it, a small mechanical entity, tethered to the city by delicate threads, appears to orbit it with the loyalty of a satellite or the watchfulness of a guardian.

The flowing lines traversing the composition resemble transmission waves, invisible data streams, or the remnants of broken connections. In this universe, cities are not anchored to the earth but to a system of dependence that never fully reveals itself.

Inspired by La Parábola, this piece embodies the concept of exile, of rootlessness, of the unbridgeable distance between the individual and the place they once called home. It is a testament to the fragility of memory and the weight of structures we carry with us, even when they no longer exist beyond our minds.

Where Could This Work Be Exhibited?

Ciudad Máquina No.20 speaks to the melancholy of the future and the nostalgia for what never was. Collectors drawn to philosophical exploration, dystopian themes, and symbolic art will find in this work an intersection between the past and the future, a map of a territory that exists only in the space of contemplation.

For an interior designer, this piece could stand out in a speculative thinking studio, in a science fiction-inspired space, or in the residence of someone who embraces the ethereal and the enigmatic. It could also be placed in a contemporary art gallery, where the boundaries between reality and imagination dissolve in a visual discourse that challenges the viewer to seek their own meaning.

This is not just a city. This is not just a machine. It is the idea of a home that never existed.