Parasite Paradise: 1999-2009
presents two bodies of work Paul de
Guzman produced at opposite ends of a
decade, each an aspect of his investigations
into forms of artistic quotation
and parasitism. In de Guzman’s cut-up,
altered magazine pieces produced in
1999, the printed content is subjected
to a controlled form of physical
deconstruction. In his current body of
photographic work, early 20th-century
architectural postcards are juxtaposed
with corresponding architectural models
rendered in Lego building blocks.
Although most architectural photographs
are intended to record the monumentality
of human achievement, de
Guzman’s photographs offer a different
conceptualization of buildings as temporary
and transient.