NOS.OTROS WORK
Father and daughter live a continent away from each other. Amanda is a visual and performance artist and currently lives in Spain. Mauro is a civil engineer and has lived in Brazil all his life. Since she left Brazil, more than 5 years ago, Amanda has been talking to her father through spontaneous video calls, but there's a catch: he is always working. Mauro works from Monday to Monday. However, work and different time zones don't prevent them from talking - in a way, that's the way they maintain their bond.
Is it possible that work causes us genuine satisfaction, or would that be a fiction that imprisons us?
Is it possible to find a moment of relief in the midst of work?How to reconcile work and life?
How to subvert work without ceasing to generate capital?
It is from these questions that the idea of a performance arises, which consists of an operation that takes place in a live video call. Father and daughter talk about work and catch up on other issues in their lives.
Description:
The video call between father and daughter is shown through a projector that is connected to Amanda's laptop.
Duration: 45 minutes
Credits:
Nos.Otros Work by Amanda Gatti
Daughter and performer: Amanda Gatti
Father and civil engineer: Mauro Gatti
Mentorship by Núria Güell
Participated as a work in progress at:
01/2025
Teatro Pradillo, Madrid, Spain
04/2023
Museo Reina Sofía, Madrid, Spain
The research was made public for the first time during the MA's sessions that Amanda has been undertaking at the Reina Sofía museum, with mentorship by Núria Güell.
