“The golden rule of our times is to adapt; one shouldn't fight against reality,” said Mathias Goeritz. More than sixty years later, TIEMPO CERO arrives at the Museo Experimental El Eco to prompt a reflection on the Anthropocene and tangential resistance. Based on Gabriela Carrillo’s curatorial proposal, the pavilion's open call targeted urgent futures in the face of time and the environmental crisis, alongside a playful dimension to reflect on “how we spend time” or “how time passes.”
Over ten years and through nine built proposals, the ECO Pavilion has confronted other times with strong stances to address realities, based on the foundational premise delivered by Daniel Mont to Mathias Goeritz to experiment with his visual education: “do whatever you want.” Both the idea of the functional sculpture and the temporary device have served as conceptual pillars for concrete blocks (Frida Escobedo, 2010), warped net fields (Estudio MMX, 2011), reflective displacements (Luis Aldrete, 2012), diagonal ramps (Estudio Macías Peredo, 2013), water paradoxes (Taller Capital, 2015), “experimental parks” (APRDELESP, 2016), bell towers (TO, 2018), and chronoboroses (TANAT, 2020).
