The sixth and final piece that comprises this project is a poncho primarily made of denim. It was worn for 6 months, in addition to being intervened with materials encountered in my surroundings at the time of production, namely chlorine, resin, automotive grease, dirt, dust, porcelain clay, inks, food, oils, and stagnant water. Therefore, the poncho serves as a record of the environment and the effects that the body would experience if we did not dress daily, much like a homeless person; the record of their existence for those who see them outside of their context lies solely and exclusively in their clothing, much like a "second skin". The assembly of this piece is key to its interpretation since, being suspended with an internal structure and a light coming from within gives it a certain illusion of interior volume similar to a body, alluding to the presence of an "invisible" being. The approach to the piece is restricted by using the possibilities of the exhibition space. In this case, the poncho was mounted in the inner courtyard, only visible from the window facing it, much like the gaze directed at homeless, an indifferent look from a symbolically comfortable and "safe" place. This assembly aims to place the viewer, like the piece of video projected on the floor, in a state of self-criticism and repositioning, confronting what, in their daily life, is fleeting and "normal".
The last quote in the exhibition corresponds to this last piece together with the broken porcelain bodies which, in fact, is an excerpt from the signs that hang in stores and businesses to enunciate and let consumers and the general public know that they "do not discriminate":
This establishment does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, sexual orientation, physical or socioeconomic status, or on any other basis.
Denim garment with corrosive substances and products and a record of 6 months without being laundered.
2016- 2017 © Claudia Uranga Alonso
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