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Carlos Amorales, MX
Carlos Amorales, Coal Drawing Machine, 2012 © Manifesta 9 / Kristof Vrancken.
Mexican artist Carlos Amorales’ drawings are products of a sustained exploration of the interface between human beings and machines. This installation, resembling a fax machine, generated drawings made with charcoal, based on repetitive patterns from magical seals used by Alister Crowley, abstract symbols capable of evoking demons, and which upon its repetition, generate shapes analogous to primal electrical circuits. The resulting print-outs were hung from the ceiling of the exhibition space to form a continuously evolving labyrinth.