Defunctionalizations. (Installations, paintings)

The concept of “Meaning” as a coding term and common reference is studied in depth. The meaning depends solely on the purpose. The meaning of a functioning object will not be the same as that of an object that is intentionally broken and deprived of its function. Breaking the object automatically deletes its meaning. The object in its original form is defined as "A-intact" with its meaning "B-coherent". The broken object becomes "A-mutated" while "B-coherent", the original meaning, is canceled. The object separated from its function and its meaning takes on a new morphology and a new ontological determination. Its new aesthetic becomes its new meaning and its new function. And it can be called "C-native". The result is an aesthetic and conceptual distortion, caused by the morphological memory of the object in its original "A-intact" state. In that, despite the evident new meaning and function, the mind continues to recognize the previous morphology, due to the mnemonic information connected to its "former" meaning.

Ex work of art 6 (Defunctionalization). 1985©. 50x60 > 50x30 cm, oil on canvas subsequently broken. Photograph of the installation 100x150 cm, digital print on plexiglass.

16f (Defunctionalization). 2003 ©. Cm 17x16x11, porcelain and gold. Photographs of the installation 100x150 cm, print on plexiglass.

Former soup tureen (Defunctionalization). 2003©. Cm 30x23x16, porcelain and gold. Photographs of the installation 100x150 cm, print on plexiglass.

Losing one's function creates anxiety p3 (Defunctionalization). 2007©. Cm 20x21x10, 1905 psychology book, string, sealing wax. Photographs of the installation 100x150 cm, print on plexiglass.

Losing one's function creates anxiety n° 75 (Defunctionalization). 2009©. Cm 39x32x20, wood, glass, cut keys, string and sealing wax.

Losing one's function creates anxiety n° 34 (Defunctionalization). 2009©. Cm 45 x32 x21, wood, glass, hammer cut into pieces, string and sealing wax.

Losing one's function creates anxiety n° 19 (Defunctionalization). 2009©. Cm 41x30x16, wooden container, fabric, brass, glass, cut keys, sealing wax, string, enamel.

Defunctionalization of the 5 (Defunctionalization). 2007©. 18x15x10 cm, porcelain. Photographs of the installation, Cm 100x150, digital printing on plexiglass.

Defunctionalized 8 (Defunctionalization). 2016-2017©. Cm 18x4x10, Fork, spoon and knife cut, string and sealing wax. Photographs of the installation 100x150 cm, digital printing on plexiglass.

Defunctionalized 16f (Defunctionalization). 2003©. Cm 17x16x11, porcelain, brass. Photographs of the installation 100x150 cm, digital printing on plexiglass.

Former Teapot (Defunctionalization). 2002©. Cm 19x18x18, porcelain, mirror. Photographs of the installation 100x150 cm, digital printing on plexiglass.

Defunctionalized 7 (Defunctionalization). 2006©. 20x20 cm, cut glasses, wood, enamel. Photograph of the installation 100x150 cm, digital printing on plexiglass.

Losing one's function creates anxiety 1x (Defunctionalization). 2001©. Cm 60x12, saw for wood whose teeth have been removed. Photographs of the installation 100x150 cm, digital printing on plexiglass.

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