27.01.2011
01
thin tobacco cigarettes wrapped in tendu leaves, tied with a pink string at one end.
they were introduced to me by my friend eugenia kais. the only time I smoked a whole cigarette I immediatelly puked in the hotel toilet. I was in the room with her, eugenia.
thin tobacco cigarettes wrapped in tendu leaves, tied with a pink string at one end.
they were introduced to me by my friend eugenia kais. the only time I smoked a whole cigarette I immediatelly puked in the hotel toilet. I was in the room with her, eugenia.
02
personal invoices I use since I started paying taxes in 2007.
personal invoices I use since I started paying taxes in 2007.
03
table light I usually use in my kitchen. it belongs to my ex boyfriend.
table light I usually use in my kitchen. it belongs to my ex boyfriend.
04
original soundtrack from my all-time-favourite movie, jacques demy’s “les demoiselles de rochefort”
original soundtrack from my all-time-favourite movie, jacques demy’s “les demoiselles de rochefort”
05
rabbit-shaped speaker given to me as a christmas present by my cousin pilar.
we used it this summer to play music at an instant party called “party flash”, which took place on january 11th at a camping site in in punta rubia, uruguay.
rabbit-shaped speaker given to me as a christmas present by my cousin pilar.
we used it this summer to play music at an instant party called “party flash”, which took place on january 11th at a camping site in in punta rubia, uruguay.
06
michelangelo’s david replica painted neon-pink with luis fiore, sometime in 2009.
a picture of the painting process was used as a cover of his book called “en nombre del poder y el diamante eterno”.
michelangelo’s david replica painted neon-pink with luis fiore, sometime in 2009.
a picture of the painting process was used as a cover of his book called “en nombre del poder y el diamante eterno”.
07
mariano dorr’s “preguntale”. ask him.
mariano dorr’s “preguntale”. ask him.
08
baby cactus born from a bigger cactus given to me as a birthday present by clara lagos, a friend, work partner, and comic drawer.
when I looked for it to take this picture, I discovered that the whole cactus had felt from my balcony to the first floor during my holidays. I am now trying to make it survive.
baby cactus born from a bigger cactus given to me as a birthday present by clara lagos, a friend, work partner, and comic drawer.
when I looked for it to take this picture, I discovered that the whole cactus had felt from my balcony to the first floor during my holidays. I am now trying to make it survive.
09
30min 8mm family film of my father and aunts during their childhood.
this film, together with other 7 where thrown away by my grandfather and found in the street by my aunt, one day she was going to visit him.
30min 8mm family film of my father and aunts during their childhood.
this film, together with other 7 where thrown away by my grandfather and found in the street by my aunt, one day she was going to visit him.
10
telescopic plastic cup I bought when coming back home from work.
telescopic plastic cup I bought when coming back home from work.
11
plastic 3d viewer I bought to a chinese man that owns a really great shop in my neighborhood.
a year later I found films to use with this viewer in harlem, netherlands. the films show a religious ceremony in lourdes, france.
plastic 3d viewer I bought to a chinese man that owns a really great shop in my neighborhood.
a year later I found films to use with this viewer in harlem, netherlands. the films show a religious ceremony in lourdes, france.
12
student id from iuna (national institute for arts)
student id from iuna (national institute for arts)
13
red embroidery thread I lent to a friend to hang some feng-shui energetic glass balls at his house.
red embroidery thread I lent to a friend to hang some feng-shui energetic glass balls at his house.
14
four red books:
for ever gordard
die tödliche doris
le petit nicolas (un livre pop-up)
oscar niemeyer (projeto original do parque ibirapuera)
four red books:
for ever gordard
die tödliche doris
le petit nicolas (un livre pop-up)
oscar niemeyer (projeto original do parque ibirapuera)
15
fly killer given to me as a present by my father and young sister when I moved to buenos aires, in 2006. I use it frequently to kill all kind of insects, but not usually flies.
fly killer given to me as a present by my father and young sister when I moved to buenos aires, in 2006. I use it frequently to kill all kind of insects, but not usually flies.
16
staedler pencil from a 12-pencil box I bought with my mother and aunt when I was 12, in la plata.
staedler pencil from a 12-pencil box I bought with my mother and aunt when I was 12, in la plata.
17
label maker I bought together with friend lucie kolb for an extremely bargain price. the night after we bought it, salomé golliez wrote “loba loca” with it, the name she wanted to use when performing as a dj.
label maker I bought together with friend lucie kolb for an extremely bargain price. the night after we bought it, salomé golliez wrote “loba loca” with it, the name she wanted to use when performing as a dj.
18
detail of aqua’s lene nystrøm portrait made of 45 squared modules of hama beads.
detail of aqua’s lene nystrøm portrait made of 45 squared modules of hama beads.
19
keys from britni’s apartment.
keys from britni’s apartment.
20
box of gold ring given to me the first day of 2011 by my boyfriend, gabriel gabriel.
box of gold ring given to me the first day of 2011 by my boyfriend, gabriel gabriel.
21
found super 8 movie featuring family holidays in miami.
found super 8 movie featuring family holidays in miami.
22
unused klappmasken bought together with ana carucci and bram loogman in heiloo, netherlands, during the process of the exhibition “wunderkammer”, 2010.
unused klappmasken bought together with ana carucci and bram loogman in heiloo, netherlands, during the process of the exhibition “wunderkammer”, 2010.
23
cardboard book given to me as a present by friend florencia cugat during our last holidays in uruguay. it contains photocopies of the book “pornosonetos” by argentinean writer ramón paz.
florencia is the last girl I kissed.
cardboard book given to me as a present by friend florencia cugat during our last holidays in uruguay. it contains photocopies of the book “pornosonetos” by argentinean writer ramón paz.
florencia is the last girl I kissed.
24
gamuza, piece of cloth I use to clean furniture once a month.
gamuza, piece of cloth I use to clean furniture once a month.
25
25 watts light bulb box.
25 watts light bulb box.
26
polaroid portrait of friend marina ventura that we took together with mariano fernández, when I lived in an apartment in abasto
polaroid portrait of friend marina ventura that we took together with mariano fernández, when I lived in an apartment in abasto
27
ketoralac pills for teeth pain.
ketoralac pills for teeth pain.
28
ambar stone given to me as a present by friend fabia battauz for my last birthday.
we celebrated it at her house in the countryside where we had an intense intimate trance party.
ambar stone given to me as a present by friend fabia battauz for my last birthday.
we celebrated it at her house in the countryside where we had an intense intimate trance party.
29
plastic juice maker I sometimes use with my cousin britni when it is summer and we have oranges.
plastic juice maker I sometimes use with my cousin britni when it is summer and we have oranges.
30
expired egg I still have in my fridge.
expired egg I still have in my fridge.
31
sex toy given to me by my boyfriend’s roommate last year.
sex toy given to me by my boyfriend’s roommate last year.
32
super 8 gay porn movie.
super 8 gay porn movie.
33
number 2 coffee filters.
number 2 coffee filters.
34
rounded bakelite box I use to put coins and have them available when I need to take a bus. Coins are hard to get in argentina.
rounded bakelite box I use to put coins and have them available when I need to take a bus. Coins are hard to get in argentina.
35
snapshot camera I used last year. film still needs to be developed.
snapshot camera I used last year. film still needs to be developed.
36
irma magazine logo I made out of hama beads, when luciana de luca and I decided to relaunch the magazine, early last year.
irma magazine logo I made out of hama beads, when luciana de luca and I decided to relaunch the magazine, early last year.
37
small plastic rabbit given to me as a forced present by friend carmin santos, when we were at “tres cruces” bus station in montevideo.
it came from a machine that was supposed to give you enough plastic toys to fill your hand if you put a coin of 5 pesos uruguayos.
small plastic rabbit given to me as a forced present by friend carmin santos, when we were at “tres cruces” bus station in montevideo.
it came from a machine that was supposed to give you enough plastic toys to fill your hand if you put a coin of 5 pesos uruguayos.
38
miffy pen I brought in the netherlands in 2009 and 2010.
several friends, family members and work partners got one of these as a trip present.
miffy pen I brought in the netherlands in 2009 and 2010.
several friends, family members and work partners got one of these as a trip present.
39
dia viewer I bought last year, when going out from work to my boyfriend’s apartment.
dia viewer I bought last year, when going out from work to my boyfriend’s apartment.
40
hama font I designed for an exhibition that never took place and that was going to be held at the “3er festival de la canción en espacios reducidos” organized by friend and work partner mariano andrés garcía.
hama font I designed for an exhibition that never took place and that was going to be held at the “3er festival de la canción en espacios reducidos” organized by friend and work partner mariano andrés garcía.
41
ludo piece I found in the street when coming back home from friend’s house, luciana esnaola.
we had spent the day working and eating chocolate from a chocolate factory in the surroundings.
ludo piece I found in the street when coming back home from friend’s house, luciana esnaola.
we had spent the day working and eating chocolate from a chocolate factory in the surroundings.
42
la baie des anges photocopy portrait.
la baie des anges photocopy portrait.
43
fork-shaperd pin made by friend mora sánchez viamonte that I took from her house last time I visited her.
fork-shaperd pin made by friend mora sánchez viamonte that I took from her house last time I visited her.
44
swedish-spanish dictionary I bought when I was living in umea, sweden. I was 8 years old.
the day we arrived to that country, I managed to buy a kinder surprise egg just moving my hands, as I didn’t speak swedish.
swedish-spanish dictionary I bought when I was living in umea, sweden. I was 8 years old.
the day we arrived to that country, I managed to buy a kinder surprise egg just moving my hands, as I didn’t speak swedish.
45
picachu figure given to me as a present by friend lucas de dios.
he had a total of four figures from the same character and I was allowed to choose one. the other 3 are still at his house inside a plastic ball that is quite difficult to open.
picachu figure given to me as a present by friend lucas de dios.
he had a total of four figures from the same character and I was allowed to choose one. the other 3 are still at his house inside a plastic ball that is quite difficult to open.
46
picador, commonly called “picachu”, as the character featured in number 45.
picador, commonly called “picachu”, as the character featured in number 45.
47
yellow print with notes from lucie kolb, guadalupe lucero and me, during our stay at “the ever mass land” in brussels, belgium.
we also used these yellow printed papers as paper place mats when eating.
yellow print with notes from lucie kolb, guadalupe lucero and me, during our stay at “the ever mass land” in brussels, belgium.
we also used these yellow printed papers as paper place mats when eating.
48
andy warhol’s “flesh” featuring joe dallesandro.
the first time I watched this movie I was at a screening in la plata, organized by andres dillon and lucía savloff. you could buy beer and french fries during the film, as it was a bar.
at the end of the movie, tha audience was invited to do a drawing about the movie they recently watched. I can’t remember what I drew.
andy warhol’s “flesh” featuring joe dallesandro.
the first time I watched this movie I was at a screening in la plata, organized by andres dillon and lucía savloff. you could buy beer and french fries during the film, as it was a bar.
at the end of the movie, tha audience was invited to do a drawing about the movie they recently watched. I can’t remember what I drew.
49
ibupirac 600.
ibupirac 600.
50
photo filter.
photo filter.
51
label maker I bought in la plata, on a school break in high school.
label maker I bought in la plata, on a school break in high school.
52
potus given to me by my mother last year. it is part (or son) of a bigger potus that was given to my parents by my father’s aunt.
bigger potus is now at my father’s apartment, as he took it when he moved there last year.
potus given to me by my mother last year. it is part (or son) of a bigger potus that was given to my parents by my father’s aunt.
bigger potus is now at my father’s apartment, as he took it when he moved there last year.
53
cheap rolling paper we use when we run out of a better one.
cheap rolling paper we use when we run out of a better one.
54
avocado tree leaf from the tree I see from my balcony.
avocado tree leaf from the tree I see from my balcony.
55
new transport card I try to use as much as possible, as coins are not easy to get. (see 34)
new transport card I try to use as much as possible, as coins are not easy to get. (see 34)
57
portable listerine I bought for last holidays in uruguay and that I never used. now it is next to the big listerine, as father and son.
portable listerine I bought for last holidays in uruguay and that I never used. now it is next to the big listerine, as father and son.
58
camping toothbrush I took to uruguay last summer.
it turned out to be a better toothbrush than the one I use at home. I should go camping more often.
camping toothbrush I took to uruguay last summer.
it turned out to be a better toothbrush than the one I use at home. I should go camping more often.
59
fuyí mosquitomat I use to keep mosquitoes out of my bedroom, specially now during summer.
fuyí mosquitomat I use to keep mosquitoes out of my bedroom, specially now during summer.
60
never used slide mounts.
never used slide mounts.
61
argentine id.
I had to show it to the police in several opportunities, like the day they followed to my boyfriend and I in a car race because they thought we were carrying a gun. luckily, we were not..
argentine id.
I had to show it to the police in several opportunities, like the day they followed to my boyfriend and I in a car race because they thought we were carrying a gun. luckily, we were not..
62
cleaner I use to clean the table every day.
cleaner I use to clean the table every day.
63
rice bag we ate during our camping vacations in uruguay, mostly with tuna.
rice bag we ate during our camping vacations in uruguay, mostly with tuna.
64
blue glossy paper used at school. behind the blue one, there are all the other colours.
blue glossy paper used at school. behind the blue one, there are all the other colours.
65
detail of president CFK portrait, also made of 45 squared modules of hama beads. (see 18)
detail of president CFK portrait, also made of 45 squared modules of hama beads. (see 18)
66
balloons we used with ana carucci to celebrate bram loogman’s birthday party in the kraaiennest.
the day after the party I put the balloons in order hanging them from the roof, as a gift for bram. balloons remained there for about 3 months until most of them deflated.
balloons we used with ana carucci to celebrate bram loogman’s birthday party in the kraaiennest.
the day after the party I put the balloons in order hanging them from the roof, as a gift for bram. balloons remained there for about 3 months until most of them deflated.
67
candy metal box I gave to friend nicolás subo and that he painted blue. He left it at home before we went to uruguay as it had traces of non-legal substances.
candy metal box I gave to friend nicolás subo and that he painted blue. He left it at home before we went to uruguay as it had traces of non-legal substances.
68
miffy action figure that has two different blue outfits, a plain one and a winter jacket.
miffy action figure that has two different blue outfits, a plain one and a winter jacket.
69
chain I use to tie my bike.
chain I use to tie my bike.
70
lubricated condoms.
lubricated condoms.
71
lsd blotter with image of james cameron’s avatar. we could recognize it because the yellow eye from the character could be easily seen in other fragment.
we used “the eye” last christmas. .
lsd blotter with image of james cameron’s avatar. we could recognize it because the yellow eye from the character could be easily seen in other fragment.
we used “the eye” last christmas. .
72
the knife’s silent shout (an audiovisual experience).
the knife’s silent shout (an audiovisual experience).
73
pigment bought on some trip by my father when I was in high school, in la plata.
a teacher asked me to take it to school, so she could show how pigments looked like. I have never used it.
pigment bought on some trip by my father when I was in high school, in la plata.
a teacher asked me to take it to school, so she could show how pigments looked like. I have never used it.
74
speedy gonzalez super 8 film bought at a jewish flea market I used to go with friends valentino tettamanti and augusto dallachiesa when I just moved to buenos aires, in 2005.
speedy gonzalez super 8 film bought at a jewish flea market I used to go with friends valentino tettamanti and augusto dallachiesa when I just moved to buenos aires, in 2005.
75
tape for label maker I bought from an extremely bizarre old man that owns a big place at the flea market, close to my work.
tape for label maker I bought from an extremely bizarre old man that owns a big place at the flea market, close to my work.
76
mar del plata souvenir given to me by my father. it turns blue when the climate is dry, and violet when it is humid.
it was supposed to be part of the “blue objects” when I picked it, but it turned violet the day I took the pictures. I still prefer it blue as I like dry days.
mar del plata souvenir given to me by my father. it turns blue when the climate is dry, and violet when it is humid.
it was supposed to be part of the “blue objects” when I picked it, but it turned violet the day I took the pictures. I still prefer it blue as I like dry days.
77
bus schedule given to us this summer when we missed the bus that went to punta rubia, uruguay.
we were lucky not to spend the night at the station, as it was our first desperate thought.
bus schedule given to us this summer when we missed the bus that went to punta rubia, uruguay.
we were lucky not to spend the night at the station, as it was our first desperate thought.
78
$100 bill.
I am still wondering when they are going to make the $200 bill and what colour it would be.
$100 bill.
I am still wondering when they are going to make the $200 bill and what colour it would be.
79
crocodile-shaped keyring with keys from the office.
I wrongly believed it was a bottle opener and broke it trying to open a beer this summer.
crocodile-shaped keyring with keys from the office.
I wrongly believed it was a bottle opener and broke it trying to open a beer this summer.
80
2 lighters I have at home that I probably stole from someone because I do not buy purple lighters.
2 lighters I have at home that I probably stole from someone because I do not buy purple lighters.
81
armando bo’s book with all his films. I bought it in 2009 when doing research on “men in armando bo’s movies” for research methodology course at IUNA (see 12) taught by mariano dorr (see 07).
armando bo’s book with all his films. I bought it in 2009 when doing research on “men in armando bo’s movies” for research methodology course at IUNA (see 12) taught by mariano dorr (see 07).
i wish i lived 81 years
as part of chiara cardinali's itinerant curatorial project "luggage swap"
81 printed pictures & 81 stories
9 separated colour boxes, inside an acrylic box, 11cm x 13cm x 11cm
buenos aires, 2011
as part of chiara cardinali's itinerant curatorial project "luggage swap"
81 printed pictures & 81 stories
9 separated colour boxes, inside an acrylic box, 11cm x 13cm x 11cm
buenos aires, 2011