Jerga

Gabriel Orozco’s images of banal or abject common objects demonstrate a methodical engagement with touch, volume, and gravity—sculptural concerns expressed in flat images. With Jerga, Orozco contemplated the aesthetic character of a crumpled fabric on the ground while simultaneously presenting a subtle account of class distinctions. In Spanish, the word jerga can mean either slang or a coarse cloth used to wash things. Here, an object of no particular meaning to the mainstream—in other words, those who do not have to mop floors for a living—takes on pointed significance for the subculture of those who use a rag mop daily at work and at home.