Otros cuentos inconclusos takes its title from her most recent audiovisual work, created in collaboration with artist Ana Tiscornia. True to its name, the video presents brief narratives whose endings are left to the viewer’s imagination. The video is structured in five segments, weaving together narratives that combine phrases from the children’s literature classic Sinbad, the Sailor with animated scenes from the artist’s installations. The soundtrack, by Sylvia Meyer, plays a crucial role, not only setting the mood for each scene but also breathing life into the inanimate characters.
Porter’s artworks present miniature visual fables – timeless chronicles of our own human condition. She has mastered the skill of creating highly distilled representations, which, paradoxically (or perhaps ironically), emerge from her practice of collecting. Nicknacks, toys, ornaments, and other small discovered objects come to life in her hands. They remain in storage until they are “licensed” by her poetics – sometimes acerbic, sometimes humorous.
