Tango, London, 2013
When I arrived in May 2013 at the Madrid airport Barajas I noticed a middle-aged man, gently kicking and following a football as he walked past me along the taxi lane. He wore a lot of jewelry such as arm bracelets, finger rings, neck chains and a heavy wrist watch. I was fascinated by him. At first I didn't realise what exactly had captivated my interest. I imagined a school boy playing football on his own who might have fallen out with his play mates, preferring playing the ball against a wall rather than confronting his friends. A kind of stubbornness leading to boredom. The middle-aged man I encountered seemed to have given up his search for play mates.
Back in London I decided to re-enact this as a performance. I dressed up as he did and walked the centre of London for 5 hours, kicking a football along my path. The football became my friend and companion, guiding me through the streets.
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Sleeping Soldier, Brescia, 2008
My performance Sleeping Soldier marked the opening of an exhibition where I exhibited drawings and sculptures.
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Homenaje a Santa Teresa de Jesus, Avila, 2010
In my performance ‘Homenaje a Santa Teresa’ I tried to experience the saint bodily, after having read and admired many of her teachings and writings. I went to Avila, where on a Saturday morning I cleaned and swept all the public spaces and pavements facing the monasteries’ outer walls in which she lived 500 years ago as a contemplative nun. Her rich spiritual and inner life, led to foundations of her new order, the Discalced Carmelitas, she founded together with St John of the Cross.
