Palacios’ paintings depict enigmatic male figures that exist as both muses and shadowed reflections in a world of sensuality, solitude, and lingering tension. Intrigue and discretion envelop them as they seek moments of solace, embracing beneath the night’s silent gaze.

Nature looms large in Palacios’ images, sometimes enveloping the figures and thus granting them privacy, and other times the figures themselves metamorphosing into mountains, rivers, or foliage. His attention to detail contribute to the sentiment that his works are codes waiting to be deciphered. In so doing, Palacios crafts images that are stunningly literary, making room for reading, misreading, and the potential of an unreliable narrator reminiscent of a Gabriel García Márquez novel.

Palacios’ paintings depict enigmatic male figures that exist as both muses and shadowed reflections in a world of sensuality, solitude, and lingering tension. Intrigue and discretion envelop them as they seek moments of solace, cruising within the protection of the guadua or embracing beneath the night’s silent gaze. Are the figures attracted to one another, jealous, or suspicious of each other—or all of the above? Through his signature gaze, Palacios captures the complexities characteristic of queer desire and invites viewers to bear witness to these charged encounters.

This exhibition embodies the unknown experiences of a queer and immigration journey. These paintings explore the “what if’s” of the multiple possible narratives that my life could have taken. What if I had never left Colombia? What would my identity look like? Who would I be in this realistic yet imaginary timeline? Influenced by my desires and sexuality I paint images of men that live in the alluring landscape that is my surreal Pereira.

Palacios’ paintings depict enigmatic male figures that exist as both muses and shadowed reflections in a world of sensuality, solitude, and lingering tension. His attention to detail in clothing, tattoos, movement and overall world-making contribute to the sentiment that his works are codes waiting to be deciphered. In so doing, Palacios crafts images that are stunningly literary, making room for reading, misreading, and the potential of an unreliable narrator reminiscent of a Gabriel García Márquez novel.

Nature looms large in Palacios’ images, sometimes enveloping the figures and thus granting them privacy, and other times the figures themselves metamorphosing into mountains, rivers, or foliage. His attention to detail contribute to the sentiment that his works are codes waiting to be deciphered. In so doing, Palacios crafts images that are stunningly literary, making room for reading, misreading, and the potential of an unreliable narrator reminiscent of a Gabriel García Márquez novel.

Nature looms large in Palacios’ images, sometimes enveloping the figures and thus granting them privacy, and other times the figures themselves metamorphosing into mountains, rivers, or foliage.

Palacios’ paintings depict enigmatic male figures that exist as both muses and shadowed reflections in a world of sensuality, solitude, and lingering tension. Intrigue and discretion envelop them as they seek moments of solace, cruising within the protection of the guadua or embracing beneath the night’s silent gaze. Are the figures attracted to one another, jealous, or suspicious of each other—or all of the above? Through his signature gaze, Palacios captures the complexities characteristic of queer desire and invites viewers to bear witness to these charged encounters.