Narcissus video
Narcissus at La Cibeles, Madrid
2017
Narcissus at Al Majaz, Sharjah, UAE
2016
Narcissus
2015, Interactive Art Installation
Narcissus was born to show society’s obsession today:
Absolute self-centeredness by showing ourselves sharing pictures of ourselves.
Narcissus is a project that combines art and technology. It is a critique towards the ruling egocentrism in society today. Selfies are egocentrism’s highest expression and here is where we change things around. With Narcissus, the visitor is the protagonist.
The installation consists of a sculpture and a helmet. Helmet transmits wirelessly real-time images of the face of the wearer on the monumental sculpture. Faces are distorted leaving the sender helpless.
Morphing faces are displayed on Narcissus when using new images, distorting reality while leaving the participant helpless. That’s what happens when a picture of yours runs wildly on internet: No one knows where it will end up; you lose control over it.
The idea is to reflect on the subconscious and free dissemination of our image.
Exhibitions
2017 Les Glòries Opening Narcissus + 2Manydjs, Barcelona, SPAIN
2017 La Noche Blanca de El Prado, Madrid, SPAIN
2016 SLF, Sharjah, UAE
2015 MAC Festival, Barcelona, SPAIN
2015 SXSW Austin, USA
Press & Articles
2017
M21 radio “Madrid con los cinco sentidos”
La Vanguardia, “Vuelve la noche en blanco”
El País, “Solsticio cultural en Madrid”
La Razón, “La cultura más lunática”
Cuatro, “Intervenciones artísticas toman el Retiro y el Paseo del Prado de Madrid la noche del 21 con la ‘Luna de Octubre'”
2016
The Gulf Today, “‘Narcissus’ unbound”
2015
ABC, “Narcissus, arte interactivo en español para caricaturizar los selfis.“
Entrepreneur, “Only at SXSW: Our Favorite Moments”
Daily Dot, “What does the other side of your selfie look like?”
Timeout, “La Mercè 2015: arte de calle en la Ciutadella”
La Vanguardia “Los actos más destacados La Mercè”
El País, “Propostes d’alta volada” by Mercè Perez Pons
Ara, “L’addicció a les ‘selfies’ des d’un bust de set metres”