Laureana Toledo
Febrero [February], 2006
Laureana Toledo
Febrero [February], 2006
Video
6 min 10 sec
Laureana Toledo’s video Febrero [February] documents the passing of time, reflecting upon the small actions that mark this forward march. The artist set up a camera to view the exterior of the Miguel Alemán apartment complex—the first multifamily complex in Latin America—thus recording the movement of the sun and the buildings’ inhabitants throughout the day. Windows open and close, curtains move and clothing flaps in the breeze as residents go about their daily lives. Each small event offers up a tidbit of an individual narrative that is reflected upon the buildings’ functionalist design, where daily life breaks up architectural symmetry.