Ciudad Máquina No.23

Medium: Ink on Paper
Dimensions: 22 x 30 inches

In the vast silence of the void, Ciudad Máquina No.24 unfolds like a reliquary suspended between the past and the future. Its structure, resembling an eroded cathedral, defies the logic of gravity, standing firm thanks to a network of ethereal lines that keep it hovering on the threshold of existence.

The architectural details suggest that it was once a center of life and knowledge, a relic of a civilization that may still persist somewhere in the folds of time. Yet, the deterioration at its edges and the fractures in its design speak of an inevitable decline—a city that, though floating, is doomed to ruin.

Above and below, small vessels seem to orbit the main structure in a delicate dance. Are they explorers searching for answers? Are they fragments of the same city attempting to rebuild themselves in the void? Their winding trajectories hint at a lost connection, a failed attempt to return to a home that no longer exists.

Inspired by La Parábola, this work is a visual meditation on the fragility of the structures we consider eternal. Human history is filled with civilizations that, at their peak, seemed indestructible yet now survive only as ruins.

Where Could This Work Be Exhibited?

Ciudad Máquina No.24 is a perfect piece for spaces that invite philosophical and aesthetic contemplation. Collectors of conceptual, dystopian, and metaphysical art will find in this work a reflection of the inevitable transience of all great structures.

For an interior designer, this piece would fit seamlessly into an architecture studio, the office of a visionary, or a contemporary art gallery where the exploration of time and memory takes center stage. It could also stand out in a science fiction-inspired space or the library of a thinker who questions the limits of permanence and obsolescence.

This is not just a floating city. It is an echo of what once was and what will one day disappear.