Edición aniversario Reverso - live music - poetry - translation

 

REVERSO | CICLO
Poesía, música y ficción atravesadas por la traducción

Estoy contento en participar en el ciclo Reverso del querido amigo y artista Tomás Zambonini quien organiza y gestiona el ciclo. Para este aniversario me pidió cuadernos para entregar a lxs participantes y para incluir con la compra de una entrada.

La Lucha por la Esperanza

 Toqué 3 canciónes, 2 originales y un cover de Suárez. Acá va un clip.

También monté un remix de una obra que ya venía trabajando con los numeritos - 'Tramites querido'

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NFTs, Art, Design and Digital Fashion

An NFT is a unique digital good or the digital version of a real-life object in an image or video. Literally, NFT stands for a non-fungible token, meaning that nothing can serve in the place of the NFT, or token. And these tokens are linked to a creation or design that is accompanied by a  concept. The range is broad and varied, like the first tweet in history being sold as an NFT,  or the first digital home (Mars House) created by artist Krista Kim’s that sold as an NFT. These examples demonstrate the expansion of conceptual art and design, proving that its access and reach are being heavily influenced by the NFT boom. 

Two important attributes that make NFT art desired are scarcity and uniqueness. Whether it be a GIF, .jpeg, or mp4; they can only be minted by an individual or collective one time, making it both unique and scarce. But if it is so easy to copy images and videos from the internet, what guarantees these characteristics? The answer is blockchain technology.  The blockchain is a digital record book- it records which people mint the piece and put it on the digital market. Releases are usually limited to low numbered series and these factors lock the NFT into a specific space and time via the blockchain. This process means an NFT work is ready to be auctioned off on platforms like Zora or OpenSea, just to name a few. Now collectors, or any curious person, can bid to win and become the sole owner.

What sets this image or video apart from just any old image file or video, is that digital piece, or good, along with the concept tied to it can never be reproduced on the blockchain. If it is sold again, the blockchain creates a whole new record. You may ask: But why not just download a copy of the same exact image or video and either keep it for yourself, trade it or even sell it? Yes, you can possess it, but it has not been registered or recorded on a blockchain, therefore it is not the original. You have the postcard version and the buyer of the NFT holds the original, anchored by the blockchain.

We have seen recent examples from the Arab world art scene, too. Activists/artists are using NFT art to further the conceptual reach of their work, demonstrating how concepts and meaning behind digital art can be re-considered and presented.

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Collage selected & on view at 51st El Félix | ¿quién sigue? - ¿who's next?

A collage of mine was selected to show amongst some incredible art at the Quinta Osobuco  for the 51st El FÉLIX. You have to reserve to visit online *free* and go within the hours indicated due to the omnipotent and omnipresent COVID. 

It is quite fitting that you have to reserve a spot, or in Spanish (Sacar turno), because the collage consists of a reordering of numbers I saved from different errands ran. Instead of disposing of the tickets, or handing them in appropriately, I held on to them, scanned them, compiled them, and then reordered to my own liking by color, tear grade, and intimate number association.  

"People pay to see others to believe in themselves."

Out of interest and practice I am going to share things I watch, listen to, and read. Could be a line or two or more. Unstructured, no pressure or deadline. Perhaps it will inspire a longer reflection. But it seems more constructive for my creative outlet and my mental & spiritual health at large. 

Via UbuWeb Film & Video I clicked on Kim Gordon and found this thought provoking short by her. It spoke to my interest in urban dwelling places, particularly two: one I do not admire and another I frequent and allow to influence me greatly. The former a skyscraper and the latter a club.

Starting at second :46, I'm convinced the background music was pulled as a sample for the back beat on the Philly group The Books' track A cold Freezing Night, that had me distracted for a second. 

The camera scans the club and the text is what polemicizes the culture behind clubs and the tool it provides for sharing visual/video art. Worth a quick watch? Maybe not, but here is why I'd recommend it:

• A look into the 80s club aesthetic in NYC.
• A thoughtful piece on art spaces and clubs, why they exist and how they curate the people that use the space- both spectators and performers
• It is a great alternative to reading a wikipedia page on Kim Gordon and from what I have seen, more interesting than watching a current interview with her. 

MAKING THE NATURE SCENE BY KIM GORDON from visitor design on Vimeo.

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