INVENTARIO
Site-specific exhibition
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Catalogue, photography, video , objects, and installation
2023
Project developed during the MA at the Reina Sofía Museum/Castilla-La Mancha University ⇲
Hay un inventar dentro del inventario. Así como hay una casa dentro de una casa.
Los objetos ocupan inventarios, igual que ocupan casas.
De pequeños a grandes, hay incluso algunos que están adormecidos.
Inventario is a site-specific exhibition in which the artist transforms her own home into an art gallery, presenting seven interconnected works created with and from her belongings and the house itself — exploring themes such as functionality, the ephemeral, affection, and displacement.
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During the first semester of 2023, Amanda began to explore discarded objects she found on the streets of Madrid. One day, while observing the objects in her own home, she realized that, sooner or later, they would all meet the same fate. Objects, she observed, are circular: they belong to many people throughout their lifetime and eventually return to the outside.
From this realization, she began to look at her personal belongings differently. Despite not having many possessions or a strong attachment to them, she felt the need to document them, to create an inventory from within.
Through writing, an object can occupy a list; through its materiality, it occupies a home. The artist conceives the home as a large-scale object made up of smaller ones: a structure that we, too, eventually abandon, moving away from it and leaving traces behind.
General description:
Solo site-specific exhibition in a 42m2 flat
It consists of seven works in distinct mediums
In the floor, a blue stripe outlined a direction for each piece.
Credits:
Inventario Exhibition
Artist-Researcher: Amanda Gatti
Support and photo documentation: Pedro Mendes
Thanks to: Rosa Casado, Diana Delgado-Ureña, Silvia Duran Peña
Institutional Support by
Reina Sofia Museum, UCLM, Teatro Pradillo, Azala Kreazio Espazioa, Centro Cultural Conde Duque, Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum, La Casa Encendida
Past dates:
09/2023
The first period of the exhibition occurred in the context of the Open Studies of the MA in Scenic Practice & Visual Culture, Madrid/Spain
10/2023
The second and final period of the exhibition occurred as an independent showcase, Madrid/Spain
Exhibition view — Madrid, Spain 2023
Inventario
Inventory
Baudrillard asserts that a person is bound to objects with the same visceral intimacy as organs are to their bodies. During the creation of this inventory - which occurred over 2 months - I spent more time than usual in my house, where I live with my partner. Everything that belongs to us is catalogued and organised into a series of categories.
Description
Digital printing on A4 white paper
19 sheets - 21 x 29,7 cm (each one)
Framed with blue adhesive tape
A virtual version of the inventory is available here
Catalogue
Wall Mural
2023
Mi coleccionismo para el instante
My collection of objects for the instant
When we receive a visitor, we clean and arrange the house unusually, showing only what, in subjective terms, we want to make visible. In an attempt to convert my house into a gallery, I chose to conceal my objects and exhibit them differently. Like a photo album, all the objects that originally occupied the living room and kitchen were documented and form this video art piece.
Description:
Single channel digital video, silent, colour, 30 minutes (looped)
Full hd video projector, Mannequin, Sofa
Video available under request
Video Installation
2023
Objetos Adormecidos
Sleeping Objects
As I got “closer” to my objects, I began to admire them in a different way. One day, while taking inventory of my belongings, I opened some drawers and noticed that some small objects were dormant, with the same passivity as a collection. These are undefined objects, relics, failed purchases, or simply things waiting for their moment of use.
Description:
40 objects placed in an area of 1m2 under a warm LED light
This area was accessed by the public via a ladder attached to the wall
Installation
2023
Una porción de mi
A piece of me
About three years ago, I experienced a significant amount of hair loss. At that time, I decided to cut my own hair, and, for reasons I can't exactly recall, I have kept it ever since. That piece of me represents a version of myself that now, even outside of my body, still exists. When I remove a part of myself, I transform it into an object.
Description:
A strand of hair preserved in a plastic bag
Three Instax Photos
A magnifying glass (interactive object)
Installation
2023
Cama-Cama
The bed is the most intimate object of a house. It holds the desires, dreams, and fears of those who rest in it. However, when intimacy is observed, manipulated, or penetrated, it ceases to be so. This installation space invites visitors to lie down on the bed while a sound piece is played.
Description:
A 190cm x 140 bed
Two bedside lamps covered with green filters
Digital sound file / Duration: 5'10" (looped), Spanish
Sound file and text available here
Sound Installation
2023
Objeto Persistente
Persistent Object
During the first semester of 2023, letters addressed to a woman named Silvia began to arrive at my house. Most of these letters were related to the general elections in Spain. I discarded them all. The persistence of these document-objects made me start questioning this “house space”. I wondered, what was my flat like when Silvia lived here? Adverbs of time carry with them the germ of ruin. The house, this large-scale object, condenses the characteristics and traces of inhabiting. I decided to trace Silvia. I sent her a message, and she replied.
Description:
Installation space under a LED light covered with red filter
Headphones, two chairs, a laptop
Video: 7 minutes (looped) | Digital, Color | Spanish
Video available under request
Video Installation
2023
Objetos Descartados
Discarded Objects
During the inventory creation process, I realized that some objects are not necessary in my life. Firstly, because I don't need so many things. Secondly, because I lead a somewhat nomadic life, constantly moving houses in recent years. This durational installation was planned around a series of objects I was parting with. In each exhibition session, the objects are replaced. Visitors were free to take any of these discards as souvenirs.
Description:
A collection of "souvenirs-objects" such as an umbrella, maps, a keychain, balloons, flowerpots, earrings, etc,
Durational Installation
2023