En esta obra aparece un primer plano del rostro del autor, que intenta complacer a los demás con una amplia sonrisa. Este expresión se mantiene durante unos minutos, pero pronto empieza a acusar el esfuerzo convirtiéndose en un gesto extenuado, dolorido y desesperado que en varias ocasiones no puede contener las lágrimas.
La obra dura 36 minutos y al igual que las obras precedentes no tiene ningún tipo de edición y sólo se hizo una grabación. Funciona como un video performance realizado en la intimidad, en el que integra con articulaciones sencillas elementos de gran expresividad y emoción, poniendo en un compromiso al espectador.
Smiling (2000)
These
pieces, made in December 2000 in Wannsee (Berlin), follows the same structure
as the previous artistic videos, in which the artist appears in a contradictory,
ridiculous, obsessive, excessive and strenuous actions. The artist doesn’t make
a representation (he doesn´t play) but presents himself in front of a camera
and performs without knowing how it would finish.
In this
video you can see a close up of the artist’s friendly face, which tries to
please the viewers with a full and big smile. This expression is held for
several minutes, but little by little begins to suffer under the strain,
showing run down, doleful and exhausted features, which sometime can´t hold
back his tears.
The piece
lasts 36 minutes, and as previous works, has no editing and is made in just one
shoot, without any test. It was exhibited at his doctoral presentation the
22-10-2003 (see Smiling II)
