'' Disinterment | A history of performance art on the Riviera from 1951 until now

Disinterment

Free tags: 
sable
toile
déformation
Creator: 
Bruno Mendonça
Performer: 
Bruno Mendonça
Witness: 
Jean Mas
François Goalec
Frédéric Altmann
Bibliographical sources: 
in CATALOGUE D'EXPOSITION, Bruno Mendonça: Abaques noirs, Collège d'Echanges Contemporains Saint-Maximin, 16 mai - 17 juin 1981. non paginé
Website: 
//bruno-mendonca.com
Occurence: 
Objets: 

Manteau noir

Technique description référence: 
Manteau noir

Chapeau

Technique description référence: 
Chapeau

Récipients

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Récipients
Documents: 

Carton d'invitation

Type: 
Imprimé
Technique description référence: 
Carton d'invitation

Texte lu

Type: 
Imprimé
Technique description référence: 
Texte lu
MENDON

Info Artitudes

Type: 
Presse
Technique description référence: 
Info Artitudes

Nice Matin

Type: 
Presse
Technique description référence: 
Nice Matin

Patriote Côte d'Azur

Type: 
Presse
Technique description référence: 
Patriote Côte d'Azur

Dessin préparatoire

Type: 
Manuscrit
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Dessin préparatoire
MENDON
Description: 
I took a large black monochrome canvas (format 100F), and put it on the easel. A table lit only by candles enabled me to read my texts.

Taking off my hat and my black coat, I presented several objects to the audience including containers filled with earth and sand.

I sprinkled myself with the bottle of water, undressed into a bathing suit and spilled a bag of sawdust all over my body.

I covered the canvas by throwing earth and sand energetically.

I rubbed the earth to make it penetrate every little cranny. Then I put the canvas on the ground and laid down on it as if to make love to it. I beat, hit, crushed the canvas until it was all out of shape. After that I got dressed again, put the canvas back vertically, gathered the earth and the sand into a pail that I spilled over the table. I lit two candles. With arms outstretched I raised a container with a piece of the cutup canvas, sand and earth, like a priest in church during Eucharistie. Then I read my own texts for 10 minutes and the performance was over...
Bruno Mendonça | photographie de la performance "Déterrement", 1979 | © Bruno Mendonça | photographie : © Philippe de Mendonça | courtesy de l'artiste
Bruno Mendonça | photographie de la performance "Déterrement", 1979 | © Bruno Mendonça | photographie : © Philippe de Mendonça | courtesy de l'artiste
Bruno Mendonça | photographie de la performance "Déterrement", 1979 | © Bruno Mendonça | photographie : © Philippe de Mendonça | courtesy de l'artiste
Bruno Mendonça | photographie de la performance "Déterrement", 1979 | © Bruno Mendonça | photographie : © Philippe de Mendonça | courtesy de l'artiste
Bruno Mendonça | photographie de la performance "Déterrement", 1979 | © Bruno Mendonça | photographie : © Philippe de Mendonça | courtesy de l'artiste
Bruno Mendonça | photographie de la performance "Déterrement", 1979 | © Bruno Mendonça | photographie : © Philippe de Mendonça | courtesy de l'artiste
Bruno Mendonça | photographie de la performance "Déterrement", 1979 | © Bruno Mendonça | photographie : © Philippe de Mendonça | courtesy de l'artiste
Bruno Mendonça | photographie de la performance "Déterrement", 1979 | © Bruno Mendonça | photographie : © Philippe de Mendonça | courtesy de l'artiste
Bruno Mendonça | photographie de la performance "Déterrement", 1979 | © Bruno Mendonça | photographie : © Philippe de Mendonça | courtesy de l'artiste
Bruno Mendonça | photographie de la performance "Déterrement", 1979 | © Bruno Mendonça | photographie : © Philippe de Mendonça | courtesy de l'artiste
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