The traveling exhibition I, All, which premiered at Casa de América, Madrid (April 2024), presents the work of Paula Parisot (born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and currently based in Buenos Aires, Argentina) and expands upon the poetic and philosophical investigations that shaped her previous shows, Literature of the Self and Mirages, Illusions. Unafraid to embrace an eclectic approach, Parisot mixes and experiments with diverse media, techniques, forms, and colors, exploring the intimate and the collective as inseparable dimensions.
Influenced by her beginnings as a writer, the artist places particular emphasis on the power of narrative, delving into the multiplicity of identity and the connections between the individual and the universal. The title I, All suggests a plural, polyphonic self — a subject not as a fixed core, but as a permeable organism, continuously shaped by others, by memory, and by collective interaction. It is both an invitation to introspection and a call to connection. Parisot constructs an experience that transcends the exhibition space, proposing that identity is not merely a reflection of who we are, but a dynamic field of encounter, transformation, and belonging.
The exhibition unfolds through works that shift between the material and the symbolic. Sculptures, installations, and videos converse through colors, forms, and textures that evoke the body’s physicality alongside the more ephemeral qualities of memory and desire. The artist designs an immersive journey in which each piece acts as a fragment connected to a greater whole, creating a space of resonance and re-signification.
A highlight is the audiovisual installation pairing My Pandemic Self (2021) and DesConcerto (2024). In the first, Parisot turns inward during the isolation of the pandemic, narrating her personal history in an autobiographical register. In the second, she widens the lens, presenting stories that transcend the individual sphere and embrace symbols of Women’s Rights. This work features Thelma Fardin, Leticia Mazur, and Cecilia Szperling — prominent voices in the movement, particularly within the Latin American context.
Throughout the exhibition, visitors are guided into a liminal space between the real and the dreamlike, where memory, identity, and narrative intertwine. Vibrant blues and reds, large-scale colorful paintings, and intricate details invite viewers to journey into the depths of the human soul, reflecting on identity, belonging, and self-discovery. Like fragmented mirrors, the works reflect the human condition in all its complexity, revealing that to be “I” is, inevitably, to be “All.”
