Under the stillness of the house, interrupted only by the falling drops of a capricious tap that never close, some beings remain motionless and unnoticed to humans. When nobody is watching, when the place is unoccupied, some of them spread their biologic realm in which is their domestic territory.
“Entertainiment”: The beings Marcos Mesa believes in, and brings to life for the rest of us, seem to want to tell us something. They are present, with all their poetry and meaning.
We had to capture the stealth and stiffness of these beings, and to add the sound track to the story in the video.
Without a particular sound in mind we imagined the music that accompanies the daily nature of the tap, the closet, or the protagonist rug.
The singing of the birds seems to have reached the synthetic being, capable of looking for nourishment in the backyard of the household.
Everything seems to fall in place in order to set the quietness of the passage of time.
The visual poetry and the poem objects are part of an artistic genre with Joan Brossa as its forefather. Marcos Mesa experiments with photography in order to capture and transform the object through light. Lightning helps the decontextualisation of the different objects which, in addition to the change in color, shape a series of sceneries of still life with poetic views.
The conceptualization of the work aims to make evident, and in a visual way, the metaphor; however the photographs are open to multiple views which aim at the end of the day the mutual understanding with the spectator.
Muestra de Poesía visual en el Restaurante Jiménez en la vieja Estación de tren de Majadahonda, Madrid
Poems over canvas are pictorial pieces belonging to the genre of visual poetry and poem/objects whose forefather was Joan Brossa. Marcos Mesa experiments in depth with visual poetry through the use of tools and by adding pictorial techniques of diverse nature which are characterized by an ancient and primitive spirit.
Mantis – 100 x 65 cm. Mixed technique and assembly over wood.
Shower of cans – 100 x 81 cm. Mixed technique and collage over wood. Private collection.
Ave del campo – 100 x 100 cm Técnica mixta y ensamblaje de objetos sobre madera-Colección particular
Countryside bird – 100 x 100 cm. Mixed technique and assembly over wood. Private collection.
Domestic flower – 123 x 81 cm. Mixed technique and assembly over wood.
The hug – 20 x 30 cm. Painting and spike collage over paper.
Talking ladies – Sculpture in lead and objects. Private collection.
Winged melody – 81 x 100 cm. Mixed technique and assembly. Private collection.
Wooden crow – 55 x 33 cm. Painting and collage over lamb skin. Private collection.
Red silt- 100 x 207 cm Mixed technique on canvas – Private collection.
Path for the humans– 81 x 63 cm – Oil and acrylic on canvas – Private collection.
The door – 56 x 44 cm – Mixed technique on canvas – Private collection.
Programa Radio 3 – Video Clip el día de la presentación oficial en el CAB de Burgos en el marco de Tribu Festival
En colaboración con el grupo musical Entertainiment se realiza el proyecto Zyklon B dentro del marco de colaboración de los artistas. Se trata de una pieza audiovisual con música electrónica y estética serie B. El argumento de la obra aborda el tema de la dominación de entre personas y la definición del poder como “simulacro” vestido de simulación y por tanto como falsedad.
Zyklon B, término que viene del nombre del gas utilizado por los nazis para exterminar a los judíos en campos de exterminio, es el título del vídeo y hace referencia a la utilización de la simulación democrática como un nuevo gas para la dominación y anestesia de las personas. En el vídeo el poder aparece sin rostro y para acercarse a los dominados urde una estrategia con la finalidad de convertirse en pueblo y simular gobernar para el pueblo.
Este experimento audiovisual de 2012 con estética de serie B que realizaron los artistas fue resultado de días de trabajo y de una pulsión creativa sin planificación. La obra en sí solo ha podido ser comprendida con el paso del tiempo y el devenir de los acontecimientos políticos.
In collaboration with musical group “Entertainiment” an artistic event took place at Sala Marmedi of Burgos. The event aimed to present the group’s latest release “La Increíble Historia del Sol, la Luna y las estrellas” (The Incredible Story of the Sun, the Moon, and the Stars”) which included the collaboration of artist Oscar Ortega.
The presentation of the project “Metal Poems” became the germ of a series of 40 color photos.