Caminos australes | Martín Gubbins

Special edition of 3 copies of the book Caminos Australes, each one in a container box made by Olaya Balcells that also includes a silkscreen painting on nylon and a book object, both by Martín Gubbins, made with different types of plastic materials such as those seen in the construction of the Carretera Austral. Nylon of the type used to build tents with branches by the workers; yellow plastic from the rain suits they used as the only element of protection; plastic from rubble sacks used as part of the project to collect samples of gravel from the Carretera Austral.

The book itself was made in two editions of 7 numbered and signed copies each. An artist’s proof and the so-called “Edición 1 Impresionante”.

This object book was the result of the research project Caminos Australes, developed by Martín Gubbins during 2019 as part of an artistic residency of the author at the Núcleo Lenguaje y Creación of the Faculty of Architecture, Design and Construction of the Universidad de las Américas.