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Richard Mosse vs. Renzo Martens

Magazine

04 May 2014

Richard Mosse vs. Renzo Martens

En el artículo que publicábamos ayer, Leire Ventas Aldabaldetreku escribía sobre el proyecto de Richard Mosse “El enclave”, que retrata la guerra en la República Democrática del Congo. Y recordaba que en el mundo sucede un 11S a diario, en forma de genocidios, guerras y matanzas.

El silenciamiento de estos hechos no se da solo en los medios de comunicación; su aparición en la producción artística y cultural también se da de forma muy excepcional. Esa especie de impermeabilidad de la producción artística (o anestesia) frente a problemas reales que configuran la situación-mundo en la que habitamos, es como mínimo un motivo de reflexión. Recordamos uno de los trabajos que también buscaba acercarse a problemáticas extremas muy concretas y que tuvo un gran eco, “Enjoy Poverty” de Renzo Martens, y que también sucedía en el Congo.

El de Renzo Martens y el de Richard Mosse son dos proyectos de muy distinta naturaleza, y por ello mismo pueden ser un buen elemento disparadero para esa necesaria reflexión. Os dejamos con una entrevista a Richard Mosse y el tráiler de “Enjoy Poverty” (los que quieran alquilarlo para verlo entero on-line pueden hacerlo aquí: http://video.enjoypoverty.com)

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