Tezos

In response

Creator

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Description

In 2002, near Lima, Peru, Francis Alÿs carried out an intervention: he gathered 500 volunteers on a sand dune and gave them shovels so that, in a straight line, they could collectively move an enormous amount of sand, displacing the dune by just a few centimeters. "When Faith Moves Mountains" was the name he gave to this action, which caused only a slight physical change to the mountain. This work evokes deep reflections on human effort, faith, collective collaboration, and the apparent futility of certain actions. Our video performance once again disrupts the space, doing so collectively and using this practice to contemplate the limits of human effort. Like Francis, our movements translate into a reaction, but now it affects the mountain. A conscious and voluntary effort, this action required both physical and mental resources, aiming to reflect on the capacity to persevere, resist, and face challenges. Collectivity is a central part of our work. We choose to keep individual identities anonymous to emphasize anonymous authorship. These reflections speak not only of performance art but also of the way we choose to engage with the world, in this case, a large orange mountain that observes and responds to us.

Traits

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argentina

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music

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videoperformance

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videoart

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artistscollective

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