SUSPECTS | A MURDER INQUIRY


SUSPECT ONE : THE NEIGHBOR

11.5 x 14.5 in.
Acrylic, ink, string, duct tape, office supplies, and antique photos on cardboard.


โ€œSherlock Holmes, Agatha Christie, and Truman Capote are no longer characters or professors of the noire, detective story. They walk among us, unfortunately. In my lifetime, Iโ€™ve witnessed the rise of a genre of content often referred to as โ€˜true crimeโ€™…a non-fiction category of media characterized by personal accounts, historical investigation, and amateur forensics. Armed with microphones and a morbid sense of curiosity, everyday people take investigation into their own hands and plunge into the unexplained or unresolved cases of their respective communities. But my concern was always thisโ€ฆwhat happens when those who seek justice are not in a position to enforce justice? Do we become the same intrusive monsters we hunt? SUSPECTS was my answer to that question – a visual journey toward uncovered truths after the style of an evidence board one might find in a crime-enthusiastโ€™s basement or someone who watches too many crime documentaries.”

– Quinten “Q” Avila



SUSPECT TWO : THE CHAUFFEUR

13.75 x 10.5 in.
Acrylic, ink, duct tape, electrical wire, aluminum form wire, office supplies, and antique documents/photographs on paper/cardboard.


SUSPECT THREE : THE BROKER

13.5 x 10.5 in.
Acrylic, ink, duct tape, office supplies, antique documents/photographs, boardgame tiles, and jewelry on paper/cardboard.