Currently on view until 08/08/2026
Barrakesh, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Text by curator Renata Di Leo.
In his work coexist the strength, vigor, precision, order, and over-regulated repetition inherited from his Dutch background, alongside the improvisation, chaos, and emotional immediacy imposed by the Argentine experience. Something of this tension filters into the installation itself: on one hand, the idea of recreating a 5G antenna with all the visual information it entails—cables, zip ties, and other hanging elements—serves to support the conceptual framework of the research; on the other hand, the installation functions as a support structure for Dan’s visual work, which is remarkably precise and meticulous. That contrast is particularly engaging.
The exhibition Lost ID operates from a pictorial perspective, yet through installation it exposes the fragmentation that characterizes contemporary life. Dan is someone who, in his daily life, closely observes the city and the infrastructure that sustains it, and this is reflected both in his abstract compositions and in the way he reinterprets the contemporary urban landscape.
Our environment is saturated with screens, signals, cables, and antennas, where reality itself is measured through the flow of data. We believe ourselves to be autonomous beings, yet in truth we live under the yoke of corporate codification, which regulates and monetizes our actions in order to manage even our desires.
