MAXIMA LVX VIRIDITATIS (2017) LIGHT AND DATA INSTALLATION REMIXING THE ONE DOLLAR BILL ICONIC SYMBOLS FOR GENEVA LUX (curated by FMAC), BY THE LAKESIDE Geneva’s motto – “Post Tenebras Lux” (“after darkness comes the light”) – takes on its full meaning during the Geneva Lux Festival showcasing luminous art installations on the streets and certain buildings when […]
LE BÛCHER DES ENDETTÉS [BONFIRE OF POVERTY] Annual performance in Geneva curated by The Montesinos Federation since 2016 Inspired by one of the most striking images of medieval Geneva, this project offers the Genevan population a great moment of symbolic jubilation by revisiting the concept of a pyre set up in a public place. The […]
ARMAGEDDON Perfume World’s End Scent; smells of smoky gunpowder, burning tyres and rainy battlefields, composed by Frank Capra WAZAWAI (ARMAGEDDON) – Commercial for the fragrance edited by S. Rodriguez, 2012 災い (Wazawai) means…. calamity. COLLECTION PRIVÉE, 2007 WAZAWAI (ARMAGEDDON) – Commercial for the fragrance edited by S. Rodriguez, 2012 災い (Wazawai) means…. calamity. COLLECTION PRIVÉE, 2007 ARTWORKS BONFIRE OF […]
LIBERTAS LIBERTAS An actual real 5 cents swiss coin from 1984 has been scanned in 3D to produce those sculptural elements. This work commissioned by Josiane Imhalsy and Madeleine Schuppli for Pro Helvetia is installed for two years on the ancient building portal at Hirschengrabe in Zurich. It has been crafted by a crew of fine artists […]
SERVEZ-VOUS (HELP YOURSELF) Public performance distributing money, Geneva train station, 15th of May 2019 SERVEZ-VOUS (HELP YOURSELF), public performance distributing money, Festival d’idées à but non lucratif, Geneva train station, 15th of May 2019 In Switzerland, giving away money – while wearing a black block burka made of diverse supporter flags – is illegal but […]
PA-PA-PAP-PAP Mobile sonic sculpture driving downtown during the ghetto biennale in Port-au-Prince During the Ghetto Biennale 2017 in Port-au-Prince, The Montesinos Foundation and her accomplices have constructed a huge mobile sound system, proudly composed of used tires as the central eye-catching detail. When it comes to “upcycling”, one of the first things that immediately come to […]
WEED EMBASSY (DIE UNKRAUT BOTSCHAFT) Biennale des espaces d’art indépendants de Genève (B.I.G.), 2017 During the second BIG – Biennale des espaces d’art indépendants de Genève, 2017 – the WEED EMBASSY (DIE UNKRAUT BOTSCHAFT) project has been launched officially in one of the sixty shipping containers where BIG takes shape. WEED EMBASSY (DIE […]
THIS IS NOT A LOVE SONG Interactive psycho-active installation inside a cargo container during the 2015 B.I.G. biennale in Geneva This experience stands against Guantanamo audio torture methods. The public kneeled in the sand, in total darkness while listening to a 8 minutes heavy-metal riffs loop through loud headphones. Music by Francisco Meirino. Made in collaboration with […]
FEED THE WORLD This symbol made of 5 cents swiss coins has been reversed to signify that all the money used by the colonial and patriarchal entity known worldwide as the Catholic Church could eventually feed the world instead of its own luxurious image. Pantone k 2013, curated by Collectif Kugler, Geneva […]
YOUTRIBE Inflatable video installation, Mapping Festival 2011, Centre d’art contemporain, Geneva YOUTRIBE – Elena Montesinos – The Montesinos Federation (TMF) ARTWORKS BONFIRE OF POVERTY, MAXIMA LVX, SPOKESPERSON, DEC17TH, ARMAGEDDON, SERVEZ-VOUS, LIBERTAS LIBERTAS, HUMAN RIGHTS KARAOKE, WEED EMBASSY (DIE UNKRAUT BOTSCHAFT), FEED THE WORLD, YOU WIN, THIS IS NOT A LOVE SONG, BORDERLINE, IN LOVING MEMORY, ARM WRESTLING, PA-PA-PAP-PAP, SOUND […]