Mauricio Arango, born in Colombia, studied at the Academy of Fine Arts, Salzburg and participated in the Independent Study Program at the Whitney Museum. He lives in New York. Exhibitions included The São Paulo Museum of Contemporary Art; Artists Space, New York; Stills Gallery, Edinburgh; Espacio Fundación Telefónica de Buenos Aires; Museo de Arte Moderno de Medellín.
The Night of the Moon Has Many Hours
(COL/USA 2011, HD, 12 Min., no dialogue)
The Night of the Moon Has Many Hours recalls the plight of those who lost relatives between 1990 and 2000, during Colombia’s period of cruel violence. A young man wakes up in the middle of the night. He steps out into the darkness and reaches a river. When he wades into the dark water, he discovers dead bodies and, in a mysterious nightly ritual, recovers them from the river’s icy grasp.
