Art Exhibition: 'As a Forgotten Enemy' by Chuso Ordi

The exhibition 'As a Forgotten Enemy' originated from an illustration related to the AIDS crisis published in 1993 and a photograph from 1989 depicting military resistance. The piece features nine identical heads, one of which is in negative at the center, symbolizing the mantra "silence = death" and the interchangeability of bodies and heads. This visual and audiovisual installation activates fragmented memories and explores two major societal pressures: the threat of illness and militarism, which shaped a generation's perceptions of body, sexuality, and dissent. Thirty years later, this work invites reflection on identity and belonging in a contemporary context. Chuso Ordi is a visual artist who employs drawing, animation, and analog cinema techniques, creating hybrid practices between graphic language and symbolic narrative. His work often draws from personal archives and political memory to construct visual narratives focused on identity, community, existence, and dissent, with a '