In 2018, I was selected for an artistic research residency in the Tokyo area in Japan. My research project consisted of an anthropological observation of contemporary Japanese culture and its relationship to ritual in order to compose a performative artwork.
"Monkey" is a wandering performance around the Meiji-jingū temple whose route ends on its southern axis.
"Opus magnum", 100x100cm, Vortex, rope, cotton, 2017.
Metaphysical Densification by Beert Sanchez & Ouissem Moalla.
I present this first collaboration combining traditional weaving technique (Oaxca, Mexico), upcycling (Vortex-x) and neoplatonic ideology.
More to come ...