Friday, October 30, 2009







THE SECRET LIFE OF A CONTORTIONIST

In our west society dominated by the way of production of the postfordist capitalism, work has become a way of virtuous performance that has no longer the production of valuables as a result.

As the philosopher and semiologist Paolo Virno argues the characteristics of the virtuous performer - pianist, dancer, actor…- such as communication improvisation are nowadays in the foundations of the intellectual mass work.

A new kind of work that is structured in the same way as a public sphere, where all of us as workers we are continuously exposed to the presence and look of the Other.

I think that because of the demands of flexibility and constant training and because of the deep crisis the figure of the contortionist has become the paradigm -among all performers- of the new social ‘precariat’.

As contortionists we twist and turn following the working market requirements

As Siamese contortionists our intellectual work faces us to the look of the Other that is just another Self, twisting and mixing with us in our everyday's pirouette since we no longer know where the Self finishes and where the Other starts.

As fragmented contortionists we acquire new skills and we remove our useless organs…

Flexibility, constant training, precarious employment…fragmentation.

The look at the grotesque figures of ‘the secret life of a contortionist’ is just to look at ourselves.


Thursday, October 08, 2009



QUERUBIN (CHERUB)
This a little carved wood sculpture representing a cherub
37x25x17cmts






INERTIA
Inertia is an istallation tha consists in 2 hanging torsos made of resin and canvas and painted with oil paintings.
The male torso is 104x41x40cms
the female torso is 83x38x42 cms

Tuesday, October 06, 2009







The secret life of a contortionist.
The secret life of a contortionist is the name of my next installation that will take place in the SALA LAI, Gijon, Spain opening 2nd november
Sala LAi
Barrio de La Soledad, Calle Rosario, 21. Cimadevilla
Apartado de Correos 779
Gijon, Asturias 33201
Spain
Tel: 00 34 985 22 02 88
luzernario@hotmail.com
www.luzernario.org

These pictures are from the central piece called "Contortionists of siam #2"
This central piece will also be shown from 10th to 18th october at my stand in the Zaragoza art fair (ArtZ. feria general- Zaragoza Spain)