Acciones I
Actions I

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“Five short actions, five gestures given with an economy of means and meaning.
Five laconic segments which seek and find other alternatives to the communication of an image, a sensation or a sign. Tactile exploration of a material, writing a text in Braille, friction of an organic material with an inorganic material, comparison of the heartbeats of two people, Transformation, Pressure, Pulsation, Friction, Message, are the generic terms that define the sequences and which all go in the direction of a dynamic action, of a movement. Muntadas observes matter in the process of being made, of showing itself, of revealing itself between the visible and the invisible: the word and its translation into Braille, the interior and exterior of an object, the body and its engine internal.
Stéphanie Moisdon." (Source, website, newmedia-art)

"New York. 1972. Series of short actions.
Transformation: tactile action with a vegetable material. Two steps.
Pressure: tactile recognition of an area. Material/text.
Message: writing of a text and its amplification/extension to Braille.
Friction: actions between two materials. One organic and the other inorganic.
Two pulses/two heartbeats: the action between two people and their exchange of pulsations and heartbeats." (Muntadas. Films, Videocassettes. Relación y Características. 1971-1974, Galery Vandrés, Madrid, 1974.) (Source [expired], pdf, Loop Barcelona )

Additional Informations

Two original formats, 1/2" and 3/4", mentioned in the Muntadas exhibition catalog. Films, Videocassettes. Relationship and Characteristics. 1971-1974, Vandrés Gallery in Madrid from December 12, 1974 to January 3, 1975. (Source [expired], pdf, Loop Barcelona)

View still image from the video (Source, jpeg, Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía)

Presentation place

- Muntadas. Films, Videocassettes. Relación y Características. 1971-1974, Galerie Vandrés, Madrid, 12 décembre 1974 - 3 janvier 1975. (Source, pdf, Loop Barcelona)

Publications and Periodicals which reference the work

- Muntadas. Films, Videocassettes. Relación y Características. 1971-1974, Galerie Vandrés, Madrid, 1974. (Source [expired], pdf, Loop Barcelona)

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