Merda

Single channel video, DVD pal, 2'80", stereo sound, 2006

Ever since the late 70's that the word Merda appears painted on the walls of the houses of estrada de Benfica, the longest street of Lisbon. This peculiar graffiti scoring the street every 20 meters, became the subject for a photo book where the word appears centered in all pages. By flipping the book it generates an animation where the word appears suspended and stable while the background flows in a frantic succession of informal images. This performance (the flipping) was recorded on tape reinforcing the anemic effect. The sound produced by the action was mixed to a mythic low frequency - the brown tone, a powerful sub-base known for stimulating the guts.