On November 27, 1983, during the military dictatorship, a crowd called by all the political parties gathered at the foot of the Obelisco de los Constituyentes (Obelisk to the Founding Fathers) to listen to a proclamation written by Enrique Tarigo and Gonzalo Aguirre and read by Alberto Candeau, a star of the Comedia Nacional. In “Air discurso”, five masters of Uruguayan theater revisit this proclamation with gestures and hand movements, but muted and without moving their mouths. In view of the game of mirrors generated by the continuous reiteration of the projections and the suppression of the discourse, the aim is to explore the relations between theater and politics.
Air discurso (Air Discourse), 2012
Video installation
5 channels, 29 minutes
Variable dimensions
Actors: Gloria Demassi, Roberto Fontana, Roberto Jones, Estela Medina, Walter Reyno
Direction of actors: Marianella Morena
Vestuario: Paula Villalba
Sound: Fabián Oliver
Camera: Pablo Abdala
Gaffer: Enrique Álvarez, Pablo Luzardo
Edition and photography: Lucía Garibaldi
Production: Myriam Bustos, Virginia Farías, Valentina Ordoqui