Iñárritu's 'Sueño Perro' Installation at Fondazione Prada in Milan

Alejandro G. Iñárritu's installation 'Sueño Perro' at Fondazione Prada in Milan transforms the Podium space into an analog labyrinth of six rooms illuminated by 35mm projectors. The work uses 300 kilometers of leftover film from 'Amores Perros' (2000), his debut film and first chapter of the Death Trilogy. Fifteen projectors, recovered from the Locarno Film Festival where they were used for 16mm and 35mm screenings, create cones of light and flickering images. The installation emphasizes the materiality of film, with grain, flicker, and heat. In March 2018, Iñárritu discovered the unused film reels in tin boxes at the National Autonomous University of Mexico archives, sparking an archaeological recovery for the film's 25th anniversary. The exhibition also includes a second part by writer Juan Villoro, titled 'Mexico 2000: The Moment That Exploded,' featuring photographs and newspaper clippings on walls, with an audio guide. Villoro's section highlights Mexico City's contradictions: 9 million inhabitants (24 million metro area), 20% homeless, 47% without hot water, yet 97% own a TV. 'Amores Perros' was released ahead of presidential elections ending 70 years of Institutional Revolutionary Party rule. Miuccia Prada notes this is the third collaboration with Iñárritu, following 'Flesh, Mind and Spirit' in Seoul and Milan, and 'CARNE y ARENA' VR installation in Cannes and Milan (2017). The project will travel to LagoAlgo in Mexico City and LACMA.