T he drawings from the Used / Reused series have been compiled with Felipe Galindo‘ s eye for reusing hang bags, train or bus tickets and subway maps, as well as paper cup and take out boxes. Preceding the pandemic, they nevertheless shed new slight on our new socially distant lives , as evidenced by the guarded conversation between figures in the drawings, figures scattered seemingly at random and placed unwillingly on the same plane. There is no tangible emotion or special anguish expressed by these people. In " Coffee Shops III-VI, t hey are situated behind and in front of counters that turn out to be familiar take-out cups unrolled in semicircular arcs in settings such as the cafes or bars where patrons play with cell phones or computers. Viewed in light of Covid-19, these scenes are reminiscent of one's affection for what has been cast off in these pandemic days. They are perfectly chosen for this moment. Paradoxically, we seem to be working and thinking disconnected ly in the virtual world in the midst of the virus. Imagine arranging in-person visits to museums, galleries,and auction houses to view original art works. Such actions have been abandoned and Feggo searches for a new folk song to reflect our altered realities. This year, we have had to turn away from the crowd in an immense grief for those lost. We have been admonished to disrupt the expectation of lip glamour in noisy conversation, the glass raised in toast, to public ecstasy in dinning. The subway crowds of various ethnicities, postures, actions, and expressions is a gift that no longer exists. Repelled by the absence of trivial daily details, we are isolated more and more from our own surroundings.

In these drawings by Feggo, the fragmented individual works boast no pompous air, but are defenseless to society's inflicted pain. Their characters swim in indifferent terms and ordinary features. However, they exhibit a remarkable organic and intuitive togetherness, a timely change from the sharp satire and the black humor that we have seen in Feggo's other animations and drawings. His drawings bear down on sepia -tinged photographs with an atmosphere of infinite poignancy, release a light sorrow, which is somehow still in harmony with the rest and produces a relaxed, warm, light attitude. It hangs on the act of observing, hence the amusing behavior induced in the spectators becomes an important but subtle component of this art.

--- Luchia Meihua Lee, curator