Perfume (World’s End Scent); smells of smoky gunpowder, burning tyres and rainy battlefields, composed by Frank Capra. Collection privée, 2007. ARMAGEDDON – Elena Montesinos ARMAGEDDON – Elena Montesinos ARMAGEDDON – Elena Montesinos WAZAWAI (ARMAGEDDON) – Commercial for the fragrance edited by S. Rodriguez, 2012 災い (Wazawai) means…. calamity.
PIMP MY REICH
Car cover 100% made of supporter flags, Various sizes available, depending on the car model SILENT MOVIES group show at Cavendish Square U-Park, London 2015 PIMP MY REICH – Elena Montesinos PIMP MY REICH – Elena Montesinos PIMP MY REICH – Elena Montesinos
XXX
Knife-throwing installation. Various other sizes and patterns available. XXX, Solo show at ESPACE KUGLER, Geneva, 2008. XXX – Elena Montesinos – ESPACE KUGLER, Geneva, 2008 XXX – Elena Montesinos – ESPACE KUGLER, Geneva, 2008 BONAVENTURE – Playing cards patchwork carpetting the floor.
I WALK THE LINE
6 MINI-Cooper enamelled hardtops GARAGE PARADISE, group show at la Tôlerie, Clermont-Ferrand, 2014 I WALK THE LINE – Elena Montesinos Thanks to the Emil Frey garage team in Geneva : I WALK THE LINE (making of with the car bodywork crew) – Elena Montesinos I WALK THE LINE (making of with the car bodywork crew) […]
SAFT
Swiss money coins mosaic shaped as a giant stain on the wall. Some call it “Banker’s Sperm”. (Saft means Juice in german). 250 x 200cm (various sizes available) Swiss Folks, group show GALERIE EDWARD MITTERRAND, Geneva 2006. SAFT (detail) – Elena Montesinos SAFT – Elena Montesionos MORE OR LESS – Elena Montesinos Mathematic swiss coin […]
HAPPY MONDAY
Video installation shown in a school class, 8 minutes, 2005. In this video, a banker starts creating a small origami zoo on his desk by folding dollar bills and after this rather poetic ”burn out” simply leaves the office forever. Video edit : Laure Schwarz – Soundtrack : Water Lilly & POL and Plastique de Rêve. […]
ALIEN NATION
Fifty swiss francs banknote folded and cut-out at The OUTERSPACE Art-Show in Geneva. ALIEN NATION – Elena Montesinos
ERRATUM
ERRATUM – Elena Montesinos ERRATUM – Elena Montesinos – poster being sold at a non-profit Auction for a NGO in Geneva ERRATUM – Elena Montesinos
DOMINUS PROVIDEBIT
Pole-dance Stripper bar made with 5 francs swiss coins. The title is related to the latin quote on the sides of each coin meaning “God provides”. 2009 (Collection Privée) DOMINUS PROVIDEBIT – Elena Montesinos DOMINUS PROVIDEBIT – Elena Montesinos DOMINUS PROVIDEBIT – Elena Montesinos
HOW TO BUILD AN EMPIRE
Swiss money coins column going from ground to ceiling. The title is related to Rockfeller saying that building a fortune always starts with small coins. FOOLS GOLD, solo show at ESPACE DOLL, Lausanne, 2008. HOW TO BUILD AN EMPIRE – Elena Montesinos