La Vía Láctea, Constelación del dragón [The Milky Way, Constellation of the Dragon].

Planetarium of Berlin, February 16, 1994.
Marker on paper.

Contents note: Display instructions for the seis pieces in this series: “Van expuestos juntos. Fondo gris” [Items should be displayed together on gray background].

Template: Dragón. Estudio para La Vía Láctea, Constelación del dragón [The Milky Way, Constellation of the Dragon]. Planetarium of Berlin, February 16, 1994. Blue cardboard template used for the series.

Study 1: Primer estudio para La Vía Láctea, Constelación del dragón [First Study of The Milky Way, Constellation of the Dragon]. Planetarium of Berlin, February 16, 1994. White pastel on black paper.

Study 2: En el amanecer. Segundo estudio para La Vía Láctea, Constelación del dragón [At Dawn. Second Study of The Milky Way, Constellation of the Dragon]. Planetarium of Berlin, February 16, 1994. Watercolor and oil pastel on paper.

Study 3: Mediodía. Tercer estudio para La Vía Láctea, Constelación del dragón [Noon. Third Study of The Milky Way, Constellation of the Dragon]. Planetarium of Berlin, February 16, 1994. Watercolor and oil pastel on paper.

Study 4: Ninguna Hora. Hora de los fantásmas. Cuarto estudio para La Vía Láctea, Constelación del dragón [No hour. The Ghost Hour. Fourth Study of The Milky Way, Constellation of the Dragon]. Planetarium of Berlin, February 16, 1994. Water color and pastel on black paper.

Study 5: Ninguna hora. Quinto estudio para La Vía Láctea, Constelación del dragón [No hour. Fifth Study of The Milky Way, Constellation of the Dragon]. Planetarium of Berlin, February 16, 1994. Watercolor and oil pastel on paper.

Study 6: Todas las horas. Sexto estudio para La Vía Láctea, Constelación del dragón [All the Hours, Sixth Study of The Milky Way, Constellation of the Dragon]. Planetarium of Berlin, February 16, 1994. Watercolor and oil pastel on paper.

Navigation

A sketch with text in Spanish, "6 ESTUDIOS PARA 'LA VIA LÁCTEA' CONSTELACIÓN DEL DRAGON" (6 STUDIES FOR 'THE MILKY WAY' DRAGON CONSTELLATION), showing a grid of 6 numbered squares, and text "VAN EXPUESTOS JUNTOS FONDO GRIS" (ARE EXHIBITED TOGETHER GREY BACKGROUND).

La Vía Láctea, Constelación del dragón [The Milky Way, Constellation of the Dragon].

Stylized abstract artwork of a phallus and testicles in solid blue paper cutout against a white background.

A dark image showing a star pattern (constellation) drawn with lines connecting the stars, on a dark background. This is a constellation drawing resembling phallic imagery.

Abstract painting of a phallus and testicles in blue-purple and olive-green on a bright turquoise background, overlaid with stylized white stars. A red and an orange line run horizontally at the bottom.

Abstract painting of a phallus and testicles in dark purple and magenta on a vibrant yellow background, featuring scattered blue-green and magenta starburst shapes and a red spiral at the base.

Abstract painting depicting a white, elongated phallus and testicles shape on a black background, with stylized white starbursts highlighting different points, one star on the glans is centered with a small pink dot.

Abstract painting of a phallus and testicles in vivid colors: the phallus is red-orange, the testicles are blue-purple, against a magenta background. The image is covered in white and black starbursts, a small blue drip, and a red spiral at the base of the phallus.

Abstract painting of a phallus and testicles in bright pink on a white background. Dark, scratchy lines suggest pubic hair at the top, and a large black starburst with white rays is centered below the testicles. A single blue teardrop-like shape drips from the tip of the phallus.

The previous 6 paintings displayed as described in the first image.

Birri, Fernando. Stanford Classes [cassette]. Fernando Birri Archive of Multimedia Arts 1925–2010. Box 40, cassette brd837985_01, minute 25:50. ↩
Ibid. ↩
Ibid., minute 05:05. See also: Birri, Fernando, Espejismos del Karibe. 1992. Fernando Birri Archive of Multimedia Arts 1925–2010, Box 9, Folder 18 “Exposición de fotoglifos en Fribourg.” ↩
Fernando Birri used multiple spellings for the Spanish terms fotoglifos and glifotronics [photoglyphs and glyphotronics], which he coined to describe his own experimental visual practices. ↩

“Fernando Birri (Argentina): The Roots of Documentary Realism.” Cinema and Social Change in Latin America: Conversations with Filmmakers, edited by Julianne Burton, University of Texas Press, 1986, p. 3. ↩
Ibid., p. 2. ↩
Sendros, Paraná. Fernando Birri. Centro Editor de América Latina, 1994, p. 26. ↩