GRETHELL RASUA

DUAL


Action / Video Documentation / Customized work / 2:31 min 
© DUAL Varnish-Grethell Rasua
2005Under the La Lisa Bridge in Havana, is El Hueco (The Hole), a peripheral, makeshift neighborhood in precarious condition. To point out and comment on the existence of settlements such as these in Cuba, I worked with residents of one of the houses in this community.  I proposed a way to beautify their homes that could also help mitigate the contamination of the nearby stream. Without a viable waste removal system, the people lived in constant danger of disease. 

Using one of the materials readily available to them - their own excrement - I made a varnish of durable resistance and beautiful color that was applied to the entire exterior of the house.


El Hueco (The Whole) neighborhood, La Lisa, Havana, Cuba.
El Hueco (The Whole) neighborhood, La Lisa, Havana, Cuba.
Housing in El Hueco (The Hole) neighborhood / La Lisa, Havana, Cuba.
Material delivery by the resident of the house / The Hole neighborhood, La Lisa, Havana, Cuba.
Material / excrement.
Housing in El Hueco (The Hole) neighborhood / La Lisa, Havana, Cuba.
Varnish application / El Hueco (The Whole) neighborhood, La Lisa, Havana, Cuba.
Label / DUAL Varnish © Grethell Rasúa.
Excrement pigmented varnish / DUAL Varnish © Grethell Rasúa.
Varnish application / El Hueco (The Whole) neighborhood, La Lisa, Havana, Cuba.

© Grethell Rasua, 2024