UNTITLED
(OR WHEN THE ABYSS SWALLOWS YOU WHOLE)

Untitled (or When the Abyss Swallows you Whole)
1080HD Experimental Video | 2:01 m:s | 2024

Artist Statement: UNTITLED explores the tumultuous journey of navigating life's unexpected disruptions and the overwhelming anxiety they can bring. As humans, we often spiral into the depths of our own minds when faced with challenges, creating a mental maze that can feel impossible to escape. For some, finding a way out of this spiral comes naturally, while for others, it is a struggle fraught with difficulty. Through this piece, I aim to capture the raw and unfiltered emotions we experience when life feels like it’s unraveling. The work invites viewers to confront their own moments of despair and reflect on the resilience required to climb out of these mental and emotional holes. It is a testament to the complexity of the human spirit—its capacity to falter, endure, and ultimately heal. By presenting these emotions in a tangible form, I hope to evoke a shared sense of vulnerability and strength, reminding us all that while the spiral may feel isolating, the journey through it is deeply human.

UNTITLED was presented as part of the 2025 Digital Graffiti Festival. Digital Graffiti is a one-of-a-kind projection art festival where artists use the latest digital technologies to project their original works onto the iconic white walls of Alys Beach Florida. The event lasted from May 15-16 2025.

CURATOR’S NOTES ABOUT UNTITLED - Vargas’ “untitled” is an image processed to incomprehension, where any capacity for representation is lost in the twisting and layering of digital tools. Untitled might be considered in this way not a “pre” name (as is often the case), but a “post name”. Where the material of the image is pushed beyond recognition into the abyss of its own form, a spiral of dissolution. In a work subsumed by images, we hold this abyss at bay, clinging to the power of images to speak for us, to represent and to communicate. In “untitled”, the image is processed into an entirely new expression of pure form.