
Horizon Project
Series
This series marks the moment when light began to emerge as the central plastic resource of my practice. It all stems from the desire to recreate a sunset and capture that hypnotic sensation that arises when contemplating the horizon, especially during that specific time of day. Faced with such immensity, a mixture of contemplation and existential inquiry appears, as if the open sky generated a sense of temperance and lightness that is difficult to explain.
The inaugural work of this research is Portion of Sky. From that piece onward, I began an exploration into how to translate the colors of the horizon using artificial light. Fascinated by the nuances present during twilight, I started investigating the physics of light, the physiology of vision, and color theory to understand the origins and behavior of those tones. This journey led me to work with the three primary colors of light: red, green, and blue (RGB). Through their combination, it is possible to construct a wide chromatic range capable of evoking the nuances of the firmament. Since then, I began developing lighting devices that allow me to build my own palette of "light-colors" and recreate chromatic variations inspired by the shifting sky.
Certain works in the series arise from the question of whether it would be possible to gather all the colors of the horizon into a single place. These installations function as attempts to condense that visual experience within a specific space, inviting the viewer to pause before a daily phenomenon and rediscover it from a more intense sensory dimension. The contemplation of the horizon also serves as a space for reflection; before the open sky, the questions that have always accompanied humanity arise: Where do we come from? Who are we? Where are we going? These are inquiries that often surface while observing the line where heaven and earth seem to meet.
Within this research, I also develop photographic explorations created by projecting RGB LED light onto various surfaces. These images function as memories of landscapes that seem to have been generated from dreams. The camera records contrasts and colors that the human eye cannot always perceive, revealing unexpected chromatic combinations that transform photography into a tool capable of capturing those ephemeral flashes. The works that comprise this initial production thus function as attempts to gather the colors of the horizon and transform that natural phenomenon into an immersive, contemplative, and meditative experience. Artificial light becomes a way to reconstruct the sky and an invitation to stand still before its immensity.
All the colors fo the sky
Light installation with ambient sound Sequence in loop: 2 min Frontal light projection 130 x 500 cm
Lateral projection 200 x 130 cm
Size of the Totem 170 x 35 x 25 cm
LEDs RGB -Metallic structure
2017
2024 - DUNE PARK, CABA
2023 - 'ARDE', at the Hijas del Arte Cultural Center, CABA. Curators: Agustina Mendizabal and Paula Giulietti.
2021 - 'Techno Trio', at the Contemporary Exhibition Center, Rosario. Curator: Roberto Echen.
2019 - Casa FOA, CABA
2017 - Bahía Blanca Biennial, BA.
¿Is there a chance of gathering all the colors of the sky together in only one piece of art?
The colors that we see in the sky are composed by the red, green and blue; those three colors are the primary colors that compose the light. So, by using those three colors you can generate each of the hues you see on the horizon, and more. In this work all the colors of the sky are mixed using the laws of physics to create a mystical space of color.
In the path of trying to imitate the way light blends in the sky, Gonzalo Maciel, discovered the possibility of making infinite chromatics sensations.
The Totem that is placed at the center of the installation generates all the light effects and it symbolizes a mythical lighthouse. The installation has an environmental sound that collaborates in creating an intimate space, vinculating the spectator directly with the intensity of colors.

Untitled (Yellow midday)
Giclée print on hahnemüle paper Photograph made with LEDs RGB
70 x 50 cm
2018-2019

Untitled (Violet Lowland)
Giclée print on hahnemüle paper Photograph made with LEDs RGB
70 x 50 cm
2019

Untitled (Magenta horizon)
Giclée print on hahnemüle paper
Photograph made with LEDs RGB
70 x 50 cm
2018-2019

Untitled
Giclée print on hahnemüle paper
Photograph made with LEDs RGB
70 x 50 cm
2019


Untitled (Pink midday)
Giclée print on hahnemüle paper
Photograph made with LEDs RGB
70 x 50 cm
2019
Untitled (Univers)
Giclée print on hahnemüle paper
Photograph made with LEDs RGB
70 x 50 cm
2018-2019

Untitled (Expanded magenta horizon)
Giclée print on hahnemüle paper
Photograph made with LEDs RGB
50 x 70 cm
2018-2019

Untitled (Green impression)
Giclée print on hahnemüle paper Photograph made with LEDs RGB
70 x 50 cm
2018-2019

Untitled (Only violet)
Giclée print on hahnemüle paper
Photograph made with LEDs RGB
70 x 50 cm
2018-2019
Myriad
Light sequence in loop, 1'36''
Back light, LEDs RGB, acrylic and wood
65 x 50 x 15 cm
2019
How far is the North?
Light installation with ambient sound Sequence in loop: 60 seg Frontal light projection 170 x 300
Size of the Totems: 200 x 35 x 35
LEDs RGB -Metallic structure
2016
The title has two meanings: one that refers to the cardinal point, vinculating this work with the immensity of the horizon. And the other meaning is related with an existential point of view, referring to those wishes we desire to achieve.
The impressionist painters tried to optimize the chromatique vibration of the oil paint by joining the pictorial logic with the new developments in color theory and the new discoveries in science. Great minds such as Johann Wolfgang von Goethe and Michel Eugène Chevreul made important discoveries related to understand the physiology of human vision and the physics of light. And painters such as Eugène Delacroix started to develop new ways of using color applying this new achievements in science.
The impressionist continue this developments. In this installation the laws of optics and physics are combined with art as the impressionist did. But the contemporary features of ‘How far is the North?’ are that light itself is used in a 3D installation so in consequence the color palette is created only by following the laws of physics and that the perception of color is not only something that you see but also it becomes a bodily experience.
The title has two meanings: one that refers to the cardinal point, vinculating this work with the immensity of the horizon. And the other meaning is related with an existential point of view, referring to those wishes we desire to achieve.
The impressionist painters tried to optimize the chromatique vibration of the oil paint by joining the pictorial logic with the new developments in color theory and the new discoveries in science. Great minds such as Johann Wolfgang von Goethe and Michel Eugène Chevreul made important discoveries related to understand the physiology of human vision and the physics of light. And painters such as Eugène Delacroix started to develop new ways of using color applying this new achievements in science.
The impressionist continue this developments. In this installation the laws of optics and physics are combined with art as the impressionist did. But the contemporary features of ‘How far is the North?’ are that light itself is used in a 3D installation so in consequence the color palette is created only by following the laws of physics and that the perception of color is not only something that you see but also it becomes a bodily experience.
A piece of the sky
Light sequence in loop, 1'28''
Back light, LEDs RGB, acrylic and wood
84 x 64 x 15 cm
2019







































