Go-Go Raptor, 2022
Animatronic, feathers, plexiglass, volcanic stone
Variable Dimensions
On the occasion of Alias, Romeo Gómez López presents a new production, an animatronic sculpture of a dinosaur who’s texture the artist has altered and enhanced by the artist. The mechatronic puppet of the prehistoric creature wanders and moves around a stone making reference to the giant asteroid that led to the extinction of dinosaurs millions of years ago. The artist thinks of the catastrophic meteorite that triggered tsunamis as a predecessor of Heteropiedra, or better yet, as the origin of Heteropiedra.
The cataclysmic collision obliterated the dinosaurs and the contemporary fantasy and adventure film industries have de-feathered the species. Romeo Gómez López observes the way in which patriarchal narratives and predominantly male-dominated, block-buster productions have omitted the fact that many dinosaurs possessed feathers, in order to make them look more frightening and monstrous, clouding the perception of mass audiences.
Presented in Alias, OPAL IT, REA! Art Prize 2022, curated by Paola Shiamtani
