Geandy Pavón: Quarantine: 40 Days and 40 Nights

A weekend visit to his partner Imara López in the early days of the pandemic turned into an indefinite lockdown in Buffalo, NY that would dramatically change the course of their lives. Anticipating a short visit, Pavón had packed only essential gear. This basic equipment would become the primary medium of expression and provide a challenge for his explorations. 

 

These photographs from quarantine chronicle a journey into topics such as the reinterpretations of known works of art, to religious themes, to Classical mythology. Unfolding historical moments have also threaded their way through the narrative. In addition to the body of photographs in the exhibition, Pavón created process videos to further narrate some of these moments. 

 

Geandy Pavón is a multi-disciplinary artist who explores the ills that plague global society. He expresses these observations through paint, photography and video. Pavón’s work has been featured in solo and group exhibitions such as Caribbean: Crossroads of the World, at The Studio Museum in Harlem and PAMM; The X Files Bienal at El Museo de Barrio; and the Annenberg Space for Photography as part of Pacific Time LA/LA. 

 

Pavón is the recipient of the 2021 Cintas Fellowship and is represented by LnS Gallery in Miami.

In her essay for this exhibition, Lynette M.F. Bosch, SUNY Distinguished Professor & Chair, Department of Art History, Geneseo, delivers a profound narrative arc that takes us from art history, to an informative primer on the history of pandemics, to the unraveling of historical events in this country’s history.