Virgil Ortiz/ Jonathan Sanchez Noa – Glider Omtua, Sima

$6,500

SKU: 33169

Artwork Description

Virgil Ortiz/ Jonathan Sanchez Noa – Glider Omtua, Sima

Dimensions: 34 x 28 x 1″ / 30 x 22” paper
Year: 2023
Medium: Virginia flue cured tobacco on handmade paper dyed with cochineal and logwood

Gliders, who are 2180 iterations of Runners Catua and Omtua, serve the Recon Watchmen in the same way that Catua and Omtua served their ancient pueblo ancestors in 1680. Gliders deliver messages and key information to the frontlines of the conflict. To do this, they must avoid capture and detection at all costs. Through advanced cloaking technology and camouflage techniques, Gliders have the ability to disappear in plain sight and elude detection. These abilities are crucial to their success as they are entrusted with safely delivering key information from the future to the past, back again, and everywhere in between. In doing so, Gliders bear incredible responsibility. Amidst the many dangers and threats to the pueblo way of life, a message of utmost importance must be delivered: a message that ensures survival throughout time. And we, as the receivers of their message, are the ones responsible for delivering successful results.