‘kukulkan’, 2009 made from tires, steel, bronze image © designboom

dario escobar of guatemala is exhibiting his installation ‘kukulkan’ in the latin american pavilion at the biennale. here, he builds up the tale of a red quetzacoati, the mythical plumed serpent, made from bicycle tires hanging from the ceiling in a dangling mass.

dario escobar at venice art biennale 09 serpents hanging down image © designboom

dario escobar at venice art biennale 09 bicycle tires are intertwined image © designboom

dario escobar at venice art biennale 09 a jungle of tires image © designboom

dario escobar at venice art biennale 09 image © designboom

dario escobar at venice art biennale 09 image © designboom

dario escobar at venice art biennale 09 image © designboom

dario escobar was born in guatemala in 1971. he is known for his sculptural installations which explore the recontextualization of objects.