POR LA FUERZA

Is an ongoing project that presents 10 selected recounts of kidnappings that occurred in Colombia between 1990 and 2010 (20 years). During those years Colombia had the highest rate of Kidnapping in the world. In the year 2000 alone, there were 3572 people taken by force either for ransom or political reasons. The recounts were found collecting data from families, victims, and perpetrators and presents different perspectives related to these crimes.

All 10 pieces were written in 2012 and have been released 1 every 2 years to complete the project in 2032 (after 20 years) I am unsure of the reason why, perhaps to prolong the uncertain feeling of knowing how they will sound, or to exercise the painful virtue of patience, or as a tribute to how time passes when one is waiting.

I Bazooka Sonata (2012)

Is for the one who was killed accidentally by the Army in a rescue mission. They had just acquired new bazookas but lacked training on how to use them.

II Pay-Yes-So (2014)

Is for the one who was able to communicate in a ransom video by using hidden words, gestures, and signals that only his family could understand. Forced to say that he was ok but conveyed the opposite.

III Con trabajo - Contra Abajo (2018)

This work will be released in November 2024

IV La Maria (2020)

This work will be released in November 2024

V Out of Hand (2022)

Is for the one who in their dreams, couldn't reach out and hug their kidnapped child. "It's like she is made of water!" and tried to scream but no one could hear.