Natural History Museum Mexico City
WE ARE WATER / SOMOS AGUA
Museo Historia Natural y Cultura Ambiental (@mhnca )
Thank you to everyone involved!
We Are Water was an immersive audiovisual installation that combined the elements of water and sound to reveal that one of the universe’s main characteristics is its vibrational. This notion was first exposed in Eastern philosophy and later confirmed by 20th-century quantum physicists when they realized that all physical matter is composed of molecules jiggling in space.
Even objects that appear to be static are, in fact, vibrating, oscillating, and resonating at various frequencies. Ultimately, all matter is just vibrations of various underlying fields. As such, at every scale, all of nature vibrates.
We Are Water seeks to spark the viewer’s curiosity to connect consciously with the most essential element on the planet. The one that allows life to take place on Earth. And realize that Earth is one living organism assembled by natural elements and millions of living organisms, including us.
By realizing the interconnectivity of all things from a perspective where ecology is the center, we will be able to recognize our responsibility to Nature, to our planet, and to the whole.
@rickyleegordon | @rodri_moran
Presented by @maiacontemporary
Special thanks to our collaborators
@kayquaa@giegling (Konstantin )
avf.mx
@saeinstitutemx@chrisbolado@crystalcaveproductions
Video direction
@javier_de_alba@colectivotlatoa@coyote.luna.films
#mexicocity #museodehistorianatural #rickyleegordon #rodrigomoran
Śūnyatā Sri Lanka
@sunyata.refuge
This studio and residence marks a turning point in my practice. Working with natural pigments, earth, mineral, oxide and plants. I began understanding colour not as a choice but as a consequence of place.
Sri Lanka changed how I work. The materials demanded a different kind of attention. Slower. More deliberate. The uncontrollable nature is the reward.
This is where the work became honest.
Upcoming exhibition:
TRIPOLI GALLERY × SUN.CONTEMPORARY
𝑷𝒂𝒑𝒆𝒓 𝑻𝒉𝒊𝒏
Curated by Tripoli Gallery, New York
Presented by SUN.CONTEMPORARY, Bali
Opening: Thursday , 7 May 2025, 6:00 PM - Late
On View: 7 May – 19 July 2025
Location: SUN.CONTEMPORARY
SUN.CONTEMPORARY is delighted to present Paper Thin, a group exhibition curated by Tripoli Patterson of Tripoli Gallery, New York, bringing together twenty-two artists in a dialogue centred on one of civilisation’s most elemental materials: paper.
For Patterson, paper is the draftsman’s medium: the place where ideas land first, unguarded. Unlike bronze or oil on canvas, it carries no weight of permanence or expense. It simply lets loose thoughts arrive, without interference. The works in this exhibition share that spirit. A small number of pieces in stone and tapestry also feature in the show, offering a counterpoint in weight and texture to the lightness that surrounds them.
The show is also a homecoming. Patterson spent formative years in Bali in the 1990s, and this return brings a quiet personal charge: works gathered over the course of a career, carried across the world, back to the place that first shaped him.
In conjunction with the exhibition, SUN.CONTEMPORARY and Uluwatu Surf Villas present an intimate evening with curator Tripoli Patterson, reflecting on the dialogue and intersection of art and surf - from Bali to New York: Saturday 9 May at USV. Save the date / Details to follow.
It’s been a while since I last posted.
Today I moved into my new studio, still very much a work in progress, but I’m excited to start sharing the journey as it evolves.
This is more than just a studio. It’s a maker space, an extension of the @sun.contemporary philosophy, built to incubate and support artistic development, both locally and through invited artists in residence.
A look back at my last public mural.
Looking forward to creating another when the time is right, with meaningful community engagement.
Houston, Texas 2022
This mural was created in response to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 14 and the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development led by UNESCO, an initiative focused on restoring ocean health and advancing solutions that reconnect people with the ocean.
Murals, for me, are a way to bring art into shared public spaces, creating moments of reflection, connection, and awareness around the issues that shape our world.
Underwater photography by @nataliekarpushenko
Technical assistance by @youngjarus
A look back at our previous exhibition with Salvita De Corte : 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐒𝐇𝐀𝐏𝐄 𝑜𝒻 𝒮𝒯𝐼𝐿𝐿𝒩𝐸𝒮𝒮. In this guided walkthrough, our directors @rickyleegordon and @favelamunk share reflections on the works and the quiet, contemplative atmosphere that shaped the presentation.
Explore the works from 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐒𝐇𝐀𝐏𝐄 𝑜𝒻 𝒮𝒯𝐼𝐿𝐿𝒩𝐸𝒮𝒮 through our online catalogue on the website.
Another public artwork from 10 years ago revisited as we enter the Year of the Horse,
continuing my exploration of large horses occupying the urban landscape.
This mural remains especially special to me.
EVERY RIVER FLOWS TO THE SEA КОЖНА РІКА ВПАДАЄ В МОРЕ AND THE WAVES OF THE SEA WILL SOFTEN THE STONE І ХВИЛІ МОРЯ ТОЧАТЬ КАМІНЬ
Kyiv, Ukraine, 2016
Inspired by a story attributed to Gautama Buddha — if a stick falls into a river, the current carries it toward the endless ocean. Nature flows in one direction.
The water references the Dnipro River flowing through Ukraine to the Black Sea. The rider was removed from the monument of Bohdan Khmelnytsky, turning the horse south, a gesture about change, impermanence, and the illusion of control.
A subtle homage to Kazimir Malevich and his Black Square — the “zero point” from which everything begins.
Today this mural holds even more meaning
Created for Art United Us
Thanks to @waone_interesnikazki for the assistance
Continuing to share my older public artworks as we enter the Year of the Horse. Here is another piece inspired by their beauty and power.
Berlin, 2019
AS THE HORIZON DRAWS NEARER, THE SUN WILL SINK INTO THE OCEAN, THESE KINGS AND THEIR CASTLES WILL WASH AWAY
Created for the Urban Nation Museum ‘One Wall’ Project on Landsberger Allee in Berlin (Prenzlauer Berg).
A reflection on impermanence and power, this mural speaks to the fragility of empires and the inevitability of change. As the horizon draws nearer and the sun sinks into the ocean, even kings and their castles are reclaimed by time.
Produced with @yashayoungprojects
