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Julia Rodrigues

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Category: Penal Colony Series

This series is inspired by the short story In the Penal Colony by Franz Kafka.
The narrative centers on an execution machine that slowly and painfully inscribes the sentence of the crime onto the skin of the condemned.
Following the same principle, the main piece was conceived in a similar manner: each dot was meticulously executed and later etched onto the plate using acid-Etching.
The pieces incorporates the concept of repetition as a mantra, exploring themes related to spirituality and redemption. In this context, repetition serves as a metaphor for religious rituals or meditative practices, evoking the continuous effort toward spiritual transcendence.

Penal colony XV, Etching and watercolour on paper, 30x20cm

02/07/201608/06/2025 julia
Penal colony XV

Penal colony X, 2 plate Etching on fabriano rosaspina paper, 45x35cm

13/06/201608/06/2025 julia

Penal Colony – Etching, 28x20cm

12/06/201608/06/2025 julia
Detail – each dot was meticulously executed and later etched onto the plate using the hard ground Etching technique.

Penal colony VIII, Etching and stencil on fabriano paper, 28x20cm

12/06/201608/06/2025 julia

p colony VIII

detail

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