About the artist:

Federico Guzmán, based in Sevilla Spain, exhibits internationally and has worked extensivley in Colombia and New York. He is a co-founder (with SOS Int´l and Victoria Gil) of the artist collectives Agencia de Viaje, and Gratis, formed to produce such "open" monuments as the time capsule Capsula De Tiempo Cordoba, (Expo´92, Sevilla); and the copyright-free zones Isla del Copyright, Copiacabana, and Copilanda. Guzmán is also a member of Colectivo Cambalache, an artists collaborative that works with local communities (in Bogota, London, Torino, etc.) to create socially engaged interventions that empower and energize the public.