Damián Ortega’s work traces economic and material exchange and, in particular, how regional culture affects commodity consumption. He investigates the materiality of structures and objects, and how cultural, political and socio-economic implications of manufactured and natural constructions impact humankind. Monster (2019) comes into being through the process of piling up leftovers from previous works. The result is a large and grotesque clumsy figure, a Frankenstein of sorts, whose sheer existence threatens our notions of balance and stability. The sculpture demonstrates the artist’s incisive approach to his mediums of choice, as well as his ability to re-contextualize building materials, highlighting how raw matter can always be transformed.