
Soap Bar 2020 is a dichromated gelatin (DCG) hologram created by Guillermo Heinze in response to the surreal atmosphere of the year 2020. Made on glass, the piece captures abstract, shifting fields of light that morph with the viewer’s perspective, creating a sensation of physical weight within the ephemeral. Its form, reminiscent of a bar of soap, ties into the collective memory of 2020’s global handwashing frenzy—a ritual transformed into an act of survival. With this work, Heinze invites the viewer to reflect on how something as intangible as light can be perceived as dense and pressing, mirroring the psychological and physical gravity of the times.

