The past week I visited Sacred Heart University‘s Art Gallery to admire the “Petrofósil” exhibition of twins Jaime and Javier Suárez.

Jaime and Javier Suárez Berrocal were born in Columbus, Ohio, on September 12, 1982. On 2007-2008, they received a bachelor’s degree in Plastic Arts at the Mayagüez campus of the University of Puerto Rico. On 2010, they obtained a master’s degree in Artistic Production, specialized in Public Art, at the Polytechnic University of Valencia, Spain. During their stay at Spain, they start to learn and experiments with ways and concepts to develop art in the environment. Today, they both work on a production manifesto called Vientre Compartido, where they propose to maximize the use of natural resources to make their installations.

The exhibition is based on the timeless concept, a fossil. The brothers wanted to demonstrate the grief of the now extinct knowledge, which is the progress of human development.

I found the exhibition extremely fascinating. The use of different art forms to capture the essence of the mainly unknown prehistoric age really captures one’s eye. The mostly dark colors used in the pieces gave it a sense of nostalgia and seriousness that activates our curiosities. The Suárez twins picked an interesting and unforgettable subject that gives a twist to the beautiful art.

-Cain