APAGÓN
BLACKOUT

Across every exhibition, the space is periodically stripped of its ambient light, plunging the installations into a void that mirrors the visceral reality of the Caribbean blackout. In this darkness, the audience is no longer a passive observer but a participant in a ritual of discovery. Armed with a single beam of light, the viewer is forced to focus, to squint, and to navigate the work through a narrow, intimate perspective.

This intentional obscuration serves to break the traditional distance between the art and the public. As the flashlight cuts through the shadows, it reveals textures and details that are often lost in the flat, democratic glow of gallery lighting. It is a sensory challenge that demands a slower, more rhythmic engagement with the piece. By recreating this environment of scarcity, the exhibition becomes a living dialogue where the light acts as a tool for excavation, revealing the hidden layers of our shared identity and the luminous truths that only emerge when we are forced to look closer.