using the magazine as the medium within
itself. Brilliant. When did this epiphany strike?
Mario Zoots: Yeah, I would say that collage
is my primary medium. It’s mostly what I
do, but in many different ways, whether
it be magazines, sound, or sculpture. I’m
continually trying to reinvent what “collage”
means to me. With the magazine covers I
wanted to dig into the content. I describe
these works as excavations. Revealing light
between the hidden and forgotten, infinite
pages of eternal darkness.
My friend, Brandon was over to my studio
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once, and laying on my desk was a LIFE
magazine that I had cut part of the cover
out from, like a portrait, and it revealed what
was underneath. He asked me if I ever
considered cutting more into the magazine
and working into it. I said no, I didn’t. About 2
weeks later, I saw the magazine again on my
desk and I did exactly what he suggested.
Thanks Brandon!
Morgan Febrey: Most people have only two
hands. With all the irons in fires you have, it
would seem you have three hands, maybe
four or five. What can the world expect from
you in the future?
Mario Zoots: I only have two hands. I recently
was accepted into the Redline residency, so
I’ll be there working for the next two years.
More projects are in the works but won’t be
revealed quite yet.
Visit www.MarioZoots.com for more.