For his first solo show in Germany, Augustine Paredes presents Yearning the Sun to Fall, featuring new works developed in his studio in Frankfurt.
In this exhibition, Augustine embodies the Greek myth of Icarus as a way to understand the plight of the brown migrant body. In the Greek myth, Icarus lives imprisoned in a labyrinth with his father, and both attempt to flee on makeshift wings. Much like Icarus, the migrant body is always in a state of departure, constantly caught in a state of rebellion and defiance. Augustine ruminates on the remorse of departure, and the apologies we feel compelled to make to the loved ones we unwillingly leave behind. A migrant’s choice to leave is both a selfless and selfish act, motivated by the potential of providing a better life elsewhere.
