Among the different fine arts, there are unsuspected links and correspondences. 

One must look at the origins of the different artistic movements to notice their intimate relationships with other forms of art.

These relationships can be more or less obvious. For example, it is common to find dances that inspire symphonies; paintings that feed the ambitions of great architects, and verses from poems that are later contextualized as descriptions of some literary prose.
However, it is in the less obvious relationships where we can encounter the different transformations of the symbol; the beautiful synesthesia of the spirit where the most difficult questions arise:
How do I make my dance look like an impressionist watercolor? Which notes on the piano should I use to evoke the dome of that Gothic chapel? How do I use light and shadow to manifest what was once word and sign?

This last question reveals one of the relationships that inspires the present collection: The plastic arts and literature. 

In "Down the rabbit hole," a literary classic will be the source of different artistic invocations. In this collection, we will see the letters of Alice in Wonderland, a literary work by Lewis Carroll, translated into color and straw. Among all the creatures that populate this surreal and dreamlike tale, the figure of the rabbit will be the central focus of ARIOSTO RIVERA's pictorial narrative, as this character represents the beginning of this adventure for the artists, the little guardian at the threshold of a fantastic world where everything is possible.
These unlimited possibilities are the food of ARIOSTO RIVERA's imagination, as here we will not only find exciting contortions of color and shape, but we will also see how the spirit of Lewis Carroll coexists with those of various famous plastic artists, thanks to the intelligent quotes and references used throughout the collection.  

Two works that stand out from the rest are "Key to your Heart" and "Unlock my heart," both of which thematically complement each other and weave a deep visual story. On one hand, we have a rabbit dressed in a Victorian-style dress offering a heart protected by a lock, and on the other, an elegant rabbit that has the key, or the clue, to open that lock. The two works have as a background a stained glass of dark colors, achieved by the sublime arrangement of straw fibers. Above it, the two figures are planted, surrounded by flowers and butterflies flitting around them. The stance of the rabbits conveys a certain gravity and decorum, as if the viewer were attending a ceremony reserved for a few.

In other pieces from the collection like "As bajo la manga" (Ace up your sleeve), "Mr. Time" or "Carousel," we see new facets of the white rabbit set in a scene reminiscent of 19th century Great Britain.

In "Time Flies," a dreamy landscape is shown: a small rabbit flies in a basket propelled by a butterfly over a vast golden field. Butterflies are a constant motif in ARIOSTO RIVERA's works, as they symbolize the power of transformation of individuals. And just as in ancient initiation texts and in every fictional tale worth telling, it is adventure and journey that are the definitive means through which the spirit transforms.