A LU TA

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LU TA

With every action, an equal and opposite reaction always occurs: it means that the mutual actions of two bodies are always equal and directed in opposite directions. Isaac Newton An inelastic clash between two forces in opposite directions and opposite directions, A LUTA (from the Portuguese “The Fight”) shows two wrestlers in Mexican masks fighting through a kiss. The muscular and respiratory tension between both extremes alludes to the friction between the different perspectives on a reality that confronts them, one force seeks to dominate the other: left-right, blue or red, political tensions, armed conflicts, wars. In turn, this continuous struggle produces a bond, a common point that is maintained through their repressed oral expression. The union of two bodies produces a third body, which is in constant confrontation. The third body corresponds to an Intermediate State that operates as a system that is maintained with a minimum of entropy. The video, when kept in a loop, produces a moment of inertia that in turn is contrasted with the anaglyph effect that is generated in the brain of the viewer. This metaphor of transition outlines tensions that I have experienced and that are part of my migratory experience whose trajectory begins from Venezuela, passes through Mexico and continues in Portugal. 

A LUTA

MAx Provenzano 

VideoArt 

2"00 

2024