LUV

The idea of LUV is based on the design of a mortuary mask made of plaster, with the side temples of the glasses covered in the same material as an extension of the mask itself. The lenses are darkened, alluding to the closing of the eyes and the darkness of death. Death masks possess undeniable visual power; they reveal the real, incontestable face of death. The face, imprinted in plaster, is more than just a representation of the deceased. It is an image that stops the (corruptible) time of the corpse and inaugurates a new temporal space for memory, preserving the extinct carnal presence among loved ones. Ultimately, the mask is not merely an object, but a representation.

Alfredo Quiroz is a Paraguayan visual artist whose work explores themes of memory, loss, and identity. Largely self-taught, he began his artistic career in 2009 after studying medicine, specializing in hematology and bone marrow transplantation at the Catholic University of Asunción. Quiroz's medical background has deeply influenced his artistic language.

His practice connects the intimate with the collective, exploring how desire, fear, and history shape both the body and community. His works often convey a sense of threat or absence, reflecting on pain, disappearance, and oblivion. He works across painting, photography, video, and collage, treating collage as a way to assemble fragments and disrupt continuity. Out-of-place elements appear frequently in his pieces, generating tension and mystery. His preference for cool palettes and monochrome contributes to atmospheres that feel sometimes claustrophobic and always charged with psychological depth.
Recurring motifs such as the bed and the house anchor his work in the domestic sphere, symbols that point both to intimate conflicts and to shared human experiences. For Quiroz, art becomes a way of recovering time, memory, and autonomy, while opening spaces where the viewer is invited to reflect on vulnerability, desire, and the fragile balance between presence and disappearance.