With photography as a point of departure, La vida en muy poco espacio (2025) navigates the interdisciplinary boundaries between dramaturgical thought and the tangible manifestation of the performing arts. In doing so, it reimagines scenographic tradition by visually examining and deconstructing narrative layers of illusion, integrating them into the artistic process to explore the artwork’s fragmentation and materiality. This conceptual approach not only proposes a dialogue between disciplines but also investigates the ephemeral nature of illusion as a guiding thread for a methodology rooted in both photographic and theatrical exploration.
The video installation accompanying the photographic work, projected as a stage-like framework, is inspired by the illusory emotional psychedelia inhabited by the characters of Cabaret and Sunset Boulevard.
The vertical projection fragments the space, unfolding two faces, two narratives, in a constant dialogue of tension. Stripped of sound and presented in monochrome, the video traps everything in a silent loop, images that surface and dissolve like fleeting memories in a mind swaying between euphoria and melancholy.
Installation shots
Behind the scenes
Constructing the sets in the studio
The central characters of the video installation are Norma Desmond and Sally Bowles, captured here in black and white on 120mm film using a Zeiss Ikon Nettar, a folding medium format camera from the golden age of photography.
The development of the research accompanying this artwork is documented in detail in the project report, available online in the Universitat de Barcelona Digital Repository. This report is particularly recommended for students and artists seeking to deepen their theoretical and methodological frameworks and to explore how performing arts can intersect with other forms of representation, such as photography.