In Berlin Singers, Arturo Herrera juxtaposes pieces of found and hand drawn shapes with partially obscured images that evoke memory and recollection.  Using techniques of fragmentation, splicing and re-contextualization, Herrera’s work provokes a multiplicity of associations.  In this suite, he builds upon impressions of found copper plates, whose random scratches and stains hold the memory of their prior contents.  The stars of the work are singers that appeared in printed librettos by the Deutsche Oper Berlin. Photographed in the 1950’s at the peak of their fame, they assume a new role in Herrera’s work, where he uses their portraits as the basis to create an entirely new image. Typical for Herrera, their faces are almost completely covered by multiple layers of collage.