LOOP BARCELONA and collection olorVISUAL presents
MARTÍN SASTRE
“U FROM URUGUAY”, 2012
DVD color and sound – Duration: 2 ´ 22 ´ – Edition: 1/3
Cercle del Liceu. La Rambla, 65 – 08002 Barcelona
May 29 – June 7
Uruguay´s President Jose Mujica donates 90% of his salary to the construction of social housing.
´U FROM URUGUAY´ is a perfume created by artist Martin Sastre with essences of the flowers grown by President Mujica in his farm.
Only one of the three existent bottles of this perfume went to auction during the 55th Venice Biennale and 90% of the incomes destined to create a Contemporary Art Fund.