In Destinos Posibles Garciga performs a service in Havana, Cuba by offering strangers in the streets a “ride” to wherever they are going for free, in exchange he demands that the passengers address the question “what do they want from life?” A poignant video within the context of the limitations the Cubans have in terms of choices, desires, fantasies, and longing.
Luis Garciga’s work and research since 2003 has been a journey attempting to redefine the invariant anthropologies that appear in less “global” contexts and communities. Art as service and registry, with levels of eccentricism are ideas and approaches that materialize in his videos and installations, mixing direct recording with fiction; applying often relational esthetics.
Young men are often found together in uniform, already influenced by ideology and bodily and style stereotypes...
This series of photographs is inspired by the artist’s travels to Jos, Nigeria...
Tangled and tackled: Black Ties at Sydney Festival 2020 | ArtsEquator Thinking and Talking about Arts and Culture in Southeast Asia Articles Garth Oriander January 31, 2020 By Maria Herminia Graterol Garrido (550 words, 4-minute read) The challenges of fusing and representing more than one culture while planning and executing a memorable wedding are well-known to us in real life and in fiction...