For José Luis Torres, the process of working on-site is a critical component of the art he creates. Utilizing readily available materials found at or near the location of the installation, he reflects on and experiments with order and structure, allowing the materials themselves to inform the resulting experience of the space. Referencing Marcel Duchamp’s Dada Readymades and Arte Povera, Torres’ work continues the historical dialogue begun by these movements and questions the importance of the elevated art object as a mere commodity. By utilizing discarded materials, the installation upends the trend of art towards pure commodity and highlights sustainability issues central to the waste generated by our modern industrial and post-industrial world. Within this precarious frameworks, the in situ process unfolds as a profound self-portrait, where material instability crystallizes the layers of permanent reconstruction. The artwork thrives on a continuous dialogue between the objective cartography of the host institution and a vibrant plastic subjectivity, capable of subverting the formal exhibition space. Consequently, the physical occupation of space through these temporary structures stands as an act of resistance and identity assertion. The installation invites visitors into an active journey, transforming the rigid gallery space into a malleable territory for experimentation and poetic anchoring.