Micro-òpera 2, 1984
Micro-òpera 2 condenses the concerns and visual language of Benet Rossell, a multifaceted artist who focused on the tiny. Put together as an opera, this is a live display of a work being created: the making of a brush by the artist, who uses his own hair while also painting film stills. Rossell called this pictorial performance “micro-auto-ethnographic”. Along with the video, which details the process and is edited with the chromatic effects typical of the time, the installation features the tools used, the musical instruments played for the soundtrack—also done by the artist—and the original miniatures painted by Rossell, displayed in light boxes.
Technical details
- Original title:
- Micro-òpera 2
- Registration number:
- RT.0022
- Artist:
- Rossell, Benet
- Date created:
- 1984
- Fonds:
- MACBA Collection. Barcelona City Council long-term. Gift of Rafael Tous
- Object type:
- Media installation
- Media:
- Various materials. Music by Benet Rossell
- Dimensions:
- 2 lightboxes: 89 x 29 cm each; 2 vitrines: 92 x 42 cm each; 8 photographs: 18 x 24 cm each
- Credits:
- MACBA Collection. Long-term loan of Barcelona City Council. Gift of Rafael Tous
- Copyright:
- © Benet Rossell
- It has accessibility resources:
- No
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