The images of dozens of people climbed up to the metal fence, which separates both the economic and ethical misery, hurt our consciousness as if they were point-blank gunshots. 

Luis was inspired by those images, which he was able to see from online security cameras that showed - in black and white - the frustrating attempts of so many people to get to the other side of the fence. His initial idea – as it corresponds to his pictorial drive - was to draw them. However, those first sketches were not as fruitful as he would have wanted, since they needed a great deal of time and he knew the outcome would not live up to his expectations. 

It could be said that the origin – both in technical and conceptual terms - arose accidentally. As he told me, one great stormy night, when he observed the images of the shadows projected on the wall of his studio, he decided to focus his work on this visual element. Apart from this, another inspiring factor, which becomes essential in this artwork, is the idea of the border seen as the body that wants to go through. Somehow the mind of the one who wants to cross to the other side arrives earlier than their own body, which becomes a boundary and an obstacle which limit their movements. Thus, with all these elements as the starting points, the shadow – the light – and the border – the body, the artist has brought to life two main pieces by means of photography. In order to comply with the common requirement of this collective work they are composed of 24 images each. 

The outcome is in line with Luis’s way of expressing himself through photography. The first look at his artwork causes deliberate confusion of genre and medium… this effect is plastically beautiful. 

It is worth noting the fact that the people photographed are shown as impersonal and dehumanizing shadows and traces, which provides the work with such a great conceptual power. The overuse of graphic information explores the idea of making the events trivial. 

Not only is the photography used as document; but also the artist uses this means as an intellectual proposal, to make the spectator think about the feelings and emotions the images evoke instead of consuming them and forgetting about them just right afterwards.