Andrés Galeano

Work for Live Art Danmark
2012 “Watching the Sun”, Samtalekøkken at Hofteatret.

Watching the Sun
For his performance, Andrés used the setting of the historical court theatre at Christiansborg castle in the centre of Copenhagen for a meditation about the sun and, in extention, about light. The performance begins with a series of slides, projected on the ceiling of the theatre, alternating between artworks and landscapes. In the completely dark theatre, he plays with the visibility of his own body using a series of different lamps and viewing devices. Finally, after the lights come back up, he unrolls the poster of a sunny beach and completes the image by performing with a hula hoop loop and a pair of fans to Hawaiian music.

About the Artist
Andrés was born in Mataró (Spain) in 1980. He lives in Berlin and Barcelona. He holds degrees in philosophy from the Universtiy of Barcelona, in photography from the Freie Fotoschule Stuttgart and in sculpture/free art from the Kunsthochschule Weißensee in Berlin. Working predominantly with photography, video, installation and performance, he realized exhibitions and performances throughout Europe, Latin America, the USA and Canada. His pieces are composed from conscious interactions between space, audience, objects, actions, time and his body. He freely mixes art languages, using the power of the instant and the presence to create actions and situations that raise philosophical questions and give room to poetical experiences.

Read more about Andres’ works on his website.

Om liveart_dk

Liveart.dk was founded in 2004 in Copenhagen to promote the discussion, documentation and development of live art in Denmark. The organisation is equally inspired by the imaginative and entertaining English Live Art tradition as by the theoretical and political German theatre tradition. We have organised 10 large international festivals of Live Art for kids and adults since 2004, and over 40 discussion events, books, video series, symposia and more in the field of live art, performance art, art criticism and documentation. We collaborate with theatres, music venues, art museums and festivals in Denmark and internationally.