I'd Like to Tell You Some Things Before Leaving, Dear Matthew Installation

(From the series: Thoughts on the Characteristics the Literature of the Future Should Have, or Not) Created with the support of Guasch Coranty Foundation In 1962, Aldous Leonard Huxley publishes "Island", a novel that would become his last work of fiction. A year later, November 22nd, 1963, Aldous Huxley dies at age 79 and John F. Kennedy is assassinated in Dallas. As if it was an attempt to give proof to an urban legend, in this piece I consider the possibility that Huxley had left a hidden message for his son Matthew amongst the pages of "Island". This becomes the starting point of my investigation through the almost 500 pages of the book to try and decipher what Aldous tried to tell his son. At the same time, I read the memoirs of his wife and discover a statement that speaks of "Island", and of the problems the readers encountered to accept said novel: “"Island" was difficult, its message could have been conveyed without having to have been a novel, but Aldous thought that merging his message with a story would reach a larger and more diverse audience.” In "Island" Aldous tried to go beyond the realm of fiction, and his wife’s statements prove it. This is what makes the possibility of a hidden message between its pages so plausible. Despite having written one of the classics of 20th century literature, Aldous’s personal endeavour failed because his readers did not conceive "Island" as anything more than a work of fiction. This is why, in this installation, the hidden message seems undecipherable to the spectator: 325 sheets of paper are scattered chaotically on the floor, upon which images of the assassination of John F. Kennedy are projected. An assassination that captured the full attention of mass media, which, on the other hand, had no mention of the death of Huxley.

Installation:Digital on Glass

Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork

Size:70.9 W x 0 H x 53.1 D in

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