THE VALUE OF THE GAZE


Installation / Customized work  
Variable dimensions
2008-2009
Animals representing  Chinese Horoscope figures made with gold and the excrement of the buyer.

Throughout the history of humankind, people have often resorted to divination systems that can forecast their destinies. One of the most commonly used is the Chinese Horoscope; in it, the personality of each subject is associated with an animal that represents them, depending on the year of their birth.

 These categories are expected to illuminate the nature of each individual, as well as their compatibility with other people in terms of social, interpersonal, or romantic relationships. This installation represents the creation of the Chinese Horoscope animal figurines for people who order one that corresponds to them. The customers need to contribute just one of two materials for its elaboration: a small portion of their own excrement. 



Installation / Collective Exhibition of Contemporary Cuban Art, V edition of the Contemporary Cuban Art Salon / Center for the Development of the Visual Arts - CDAV, Havana, Cuba.
Processed excrement and gold.
Processed excrement and gold.
Processed excrement and gold.
Processed excrement and gold.
Processed excrement and gold.
Processed excrement and gold.
Processed excrement and gold.
Processed excrement and gold.
Processed excrement and gold.
Processed excrement and gold.
Processed excrement and gold.
Processed excrement and gold.

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