2666 Project
The 2666 Project is a series of paintings made directly onto the pages of a physical paperback copy of Roberto Bolaño’s novel 2666. The book, unfinished at the time of the author’s death, is sprawling, fragmented, and deeply haunting. It moves through overlapping narratives of violence, obsession, academia, and art, which, for me, left behind a powerful sense of foreboding—hinting at something deeply troubling within our global economic policies and its impact on marginalized cultures.
I have painted over every odd-numbered page, for a total of 457 pages/paintings. My intention was not to create “illustrations” that directly match the narrative, but to make work based on the impressions and emotional imprint the book left me with. By painting on every odd-numbered page of the book, transforming the physical copy of the book into a continuous sequence and complete visual object.
The goal isn’t to explain or interpret 2666, but to remain with the feeling it left behind. My intent is to create a standalone work layered onto a preexisting one—a transformation of a mass-produced object into something that stands on its own.
Below, you will find a small selection of paintings from the project. Each painting (page) is unframed, 5.35 x 8.15 inches. Every painting can be found on my instagram account, link also below:
