Advice operates as a connection between the subjective, and the objective.
It is an Intangible cultural heritage[1] that is shared freely, and
thus speaks directly about our life experience, both as individuals and as a
community. In this intangible wealth is where I find inspiration and potential
to use advice as a great instrument to explore, understand, and encourage human
interaction. Advice seeks to be a guide towards a specific place or interest. Which
is why its examination will serve to question the background, the interests,
the perceptions or ideals that motivate a given exhortation.
The main objective of this
project is interaction. Creating a space for communication where myself and as
many other people as possible can find interconnecting points. I’ve always been intrigued and have constantly questioned myself about
the roots and connections of our interactions as humans. This gives rise to a
need to explore these interactions, to recognize patterns and create associations, to set
in motion experiences and events through the construction of networks, and to
explore both personally and artistically the unlimited reach of these links.
Furthermore, the need to reach out in order to be able to reach inside,
has been haunting and inspiring me all my life. I believe it’s true that “When
the individual thinks he is casting an objective eye upon himself, he is, in
the final analysis, contemplating nothing other than the result of perpetual
transactions with the subjectivity of others.”[2]
This leads to the other significant goal of this project: increasing my personal prosperity. I
am, after all, constantly searching for awareness and understanding, for an
improved grasp of life. I am hunting for answers and I see this project as an
opportunity to have first hand access to the gift of knowledge, to pieces of
information that could help me know myself better or might bring up new
questions that might shape my personal path. Each new person I meet presents
itself with a new view of the world, a new perspective, a new outlook, and a
new chance at solving the still unsolvable mystery of life.
[1] Intangible
Cultural Heritage means the practices, representations, expressions, knowledge,
skills – as well as the instruments, objects, artifacts and cultural spaces
associated therewith – that communities, groups and, in some cases, individuals
recognize as part of their cultural heritage. This intangible cultural
heritage, transmitted from generation to generation, is constantly recreated by
communities and groups in response to their environment, their interaction with
nature and their history, and provides them with a sense of identity and
continuity, thus promoting respect for cultural diversity and human creativity.
For the purposes of this Convention, consideration will be given solely to such
intangible cultural heritage as is compatible with existing international human
rights instruments, as well as with the requirements of mutual respect among
communities, groups and individuals, and of sustainable development. INTANGIBLE
CULTURAL HERITAGE at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intangible_cultural_heritage
[2] Nicolas Bourriaud. Estética
Relacional. Adriana Arango Editora S.A. Buenos Aires, Argentina. 2006.
