(ENGLISH BELOW)
Colaboración con Annegien van Doorn
Postproducción de audio: One Man Nation
Durante el verano del 2008 Annegien y Verónica vivieron en un piso compartido en el centro de Barcelona. El piso estaba amoblado con las pertenencias de su primer propietario, una mujer mayor. En septiembre, el contrato estaba por finalizar y el dueño no quería renovarlo, entonces la agencia inmobiliaria les obligó a regresar todos los objetos y muebles al lugar que señalaba el inventario del piso. De no ser así, no les devolverían el dinero de la garantía. El inventario describía obsesivamente cada objeto de la casa: “imagen del Papa actual”; a veces su condición: “una botella de licor (medio llena)”; hasta incluso su lugar en la habitación: “el mando del aire acondicionado está encima de ...”
Ninguno de los que vivía en el piso en el 2008 lo conoció con su aspecto inicial. El contrato y el inventario se habían firmado en el 2001. Bajo estas circunstancias empezaron a reconstruir las habitaciones del piso en su marco original, siete años después, a través de la interpretación del inventario.
El montaje de esta videoinstalación consiste en un video loop (7’29’’) y 2 pistas de audio también en loop (16’33’’) que funcionan independientemente de la imagen.
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Inventario piso Carrer Banys Nous 15 3° 2ª, Barcelona
Video loop 7'29'', 2 independent audio tracks 16'33''
A collaboration with Annegien van Doorn
Audio postproduction: One Man Nation
The starting point of this video installation is the inventory list of an apartment where we used to live. After the lease expired, the real state agency hired by the owner forced us to return all the objects and furniture in the same place as it once described in the list. None of the current residents lived there at the moment tha contract started, so we re-constructed the house in its original setting, seven years later, by interpreting the inventory list we got.
(Translation of the inventory list)
Inventory 15th Banys Nous Street, Barcelona
Dining room:
*From the right to the left.
Right wall: 4 decoration plates.
Front wall: 2 decoration plates (flower
shaped) + 1 plate.
Left wall: 4 plates.
Above the door: 1 painting of Lord's Supper.
Furnishing:
-1 Round table with diamond-shaped covering.
-6 Wooden chairs with light auburn leather covering.
-1 Sideboard with 5 doors and 4 drawers.
Drawers:
- 2 Dinner-services of 6 pieces (1 in blue and another in plastic with flower motives).
-Tablecloths of foam.
- Plastic cutlery tray with two openers, 10 chequered coasters, 6 table-mats, 5 coasters.
Sideboards:
- Right cabinet: 7 deep plates, 6 flat plates, 2 large trays, 1 salad bowl, 1 vase, 1 crystal bottle, 1 tureen, 2 small trays, 1 water can.
- Central cabinet: 1 crystal fruit bowl, 1 ceramic fruit bowl with a central glaze, 6 dessert plates, 1 big plate of the same group, 3 coffee cups.
- Left cabinet: nothing.
- On top of the cabinet: 2 candle-shaped lamps with 6 arms, 1 doll (girls with basket of flowers), 1 alabaster ashtray, 1 fruit bowl (3 leaves gathered by a bird).
-Wooden piece of furniture; under it there is a flowerpot with a plant, on top of it is a decorative table cloth with a wooden plate.
-3 Piece suite: 5 round cushions with oriental motives, 1 blue with central stiching, 1 light green with 6 Chinese young persons, 1 rose with floral motives, 1 light blue with floral motives, 1 in the colour sepia with drawings of a bird.
-Large lamp with a lamp shade and light bulb.
-Cocktail bar: 6 glasses with cases of plastic with silkscreen prints of brands of alcoholic beverages, 3 bottles of liquors (half full).
On top of the bar: flowerpot with fake plastic plants, metallic fruit bowl.
-Big metallic plate for a flowerpot (white and yellow).
-Alabaster lamp and base without a lamp shade.
-White curtains with light brown curtain rail.
-The door that separates the dining room is lined of ember wood.
TV Room:
-Piece of furniture (video cupboard): 8 videos. La caballeria rusticana, J.L. Martinez Descalzo, Trujillo, Merida, El rey que no conocemos los españoles, Los personajes mas famosos de 1991, Imagenes de los
juegos de la Vanguardia, Histeria C. Ruiz.
-On top: 2 candlesticks and a image of the current Pope.
-1 sofa: 2 pieces of dark brown covering, with a square green cushion of satin.
-On top: painting of a country house, with farmer and ox.
-2 Auxiliary tables of a golden metallic frame and a table-top of crystal. The air conditioner remote control is on top of it.
-Wooden flowerpot with tripod with two flowerpots: 1 yellow and green, 1 normal flowerpot with the imitation of plants on it.
-2 Chairs with arms of wood (a set with table and dining room chairs) uphostered in brown leather, with a white round cushion with roses, and another brown one with drawings.
-Curtains.
-Air conditioning: a compressor on the balcony and a diffuser inside.
-On the wall: photo of the antique "Pueblo Español".
Bookcase:
-Right side: figures of a cow, a worm, 1 nigger playing a bass drum, a couple working with plaster, a bottle, two ashtrays with oriental motives, 1 white ceramic shoe, a Chinese couple and a banquet, 2 Chinese plates of 6cm with tripod, wooden bookends imitating a king.
-Inside the case: coffee-set (coffee maker, sugar can, 6 white cups with black-green-black lines, 2 pink figures in the form of snail's shell, 2 big ice cream cups with a blue pedestal, 4 small crystal glasses with a golden line on top of it, wine glasses with a white pedestal, 6 small green glasses with motives of the Republic San Merino, 2 white long glasses with drawings in white and blue.
-Bottom case: bookends in the form of a sleeping Mexican person.
-Left side: 1 glass as a candlestick, 1 yellow vase with painted floral motives, figure of a white swan, 1 transparent plate with a flower in the middle and a tripod, figure of alabaster (Buddhist monk), 2 porcelain figures (women) about 18cm tall, 2 white figures (epoch xviii) about 14cm tall, Japanese vase on a wooden
cart.
-Drawers: 2 dinner sets. 1 of red flowers with white tops and blue white stripes. (Everything in the first drawer, in the other two nothing).
-Left side: figures (Miss. shoe, flowerpot and book of 5cm tall, porcelain figure "casades", girl with a dog on top of her leg, 1 figure of a girl yawning, 1 figure of a girl looking at the clock on her chest.
-Cabinet (cocktail cabinet): two yellow transparent bottles, 3 glass bottles, 3 champagne glasses, 1 blue bottle, 1 bottle of anis(full), 1 full bottle of liquor, 1 carafe of liquor from Montserrat, 1 green bottle about 15cm tall.
-Lower cabinet: 1 crystal figure in the shape of a green fish, 1 crystal vase with a rose about 12cm tall.
-In lower cabinet: 5 cafe au lait coffee cups with saucers. Underneath: 3 figures of camels about 6cm tall and one about 25cm tall, 3 plastic palm tees about 20cm tall. Parts of a chandelier. Mirror.
-Last part: white ceramic basket with flowers, 2 plastic figures, one of boys with guitars and one of girls with wooden tambourines, 1 cat about 3cm tall, 1 case about 15cm tall, 1 vase in the colours white, red and blue, 1 tray with two blue-white frogs about 4cm tall.
Last cabinet:
-3 Metallic occasional tables, on one of them 1 TV ELBE of 21".
-1 Light brown stool.
-Chandeliers with 3 light bulbs in the lower part and 6 light bulbs in the upper part.
Entrance hall:
-Double wooden door with glass. (Lock and levers are in good condition).
-Right wall: (lined in wood).
-Meter.
-Magneto thermal switch.
-Meter cupboard: brush with a metallic base, entire candle, 1 key ring with different keys (of the terrace, door, mailbox, ...).
-Shelf with a light green telephone from TIAL with metallic tray and notepad. Underneath: cabinet with phonebooks.
-Flowerpot with an artificial plant.
-Red hassock with drawings.
-Armoured door
-There is a window before the entrance door.
-Laminated painting with a classic print of a woman from Madrid.
-Floor. A used floor-cover in good condition.
-In the corner: artificial plant about 1.60cm tall with white and pink flowers.
Main room:
*Front room
-Behind door: occasional table (Hospital model), metallic white with black stripes.
-White pine wood sofa, without support, with 4 cushions (a set of 3, two of them are yellow and the third one is dark blue with drawings, and a fourth cushion which is white on one side and red velvet ont the other side).
-2 Small tables with iron legs.
-Wall: pictures (2 colour photos of a Cathedral), 3 Egyptian parchments, 1 painting of a boat whit children.
-Air conditioning: Fujitsu distribution inside, compressor in the inner courtyard.
-1 Large carpet.
-Curtains without rails.
-1 Decorative plate with a print of two wolves
looking at each other.
-1 Pine wood table with two drawers.
-Bookcase with two bodies. The first one with two, and the second one with three shelves.
-Collection of bounded magazines: "Vosotros"
and "Para ti" (1945-1954)
-Different figures.
-In the first bookcase there are two cabinets, one with two doors in the lower part.
-In the second one there are 4 drawers and 1 cabinet of two doors in the lower part.
-Wickerwork chair with a brown cushion.
-Between the front room and the main room, there is a wall with a doll in the style of Luis XIV. Also there are two golden iron lights with manufactured glass.
Room:
-Bed, bed frame (with several positions), 2 mattresses of foam and a brown bedspread (with a tone variation towards the centre).
-On top there are two silk square shaped cushions with Japanese prints (1 plant and the other one with male figures).
-A light pine built-in cabinet: coat hangers, 9 small towels, bath towels, 4 guilt covers, 1 blanket, 1 bedspread for winter.
-On top of the cabinet is another cabinet with 3 fans and 3 stoves.
-1 Mirror.
-Shelves with 29 different figures.
-On top of it are more shelves with 14 figures (among them is a Japanese decorative plate).
-Another cabinet with: 1 pearl glass vase, 1 shelf with a bedspread, another shelf with the air conditioning remote control and an alarm clock "Kienfle:, 15 different figures, 1 Japanese decorative plate with a tripod (figuree of the s. XV) and books (22 large ones and various pamphlets).
-A set of 2 armchairs and the bed headboard is also made of wicker.
-A small table with a wickerwood magazine rack.
-The left wall of the room is lined in wood.
Corridor.
-Telephone for the automatic door.
-On the wall: 3 views of San Sebastian.
-An iron lamp at the ceiling.
Room 2:
-Floor: red floor cover.
-Wall: lined in wood.
-1 Cabinet: coat hangers, Japanese hat, box with clothes.
-On the shelves: 6 antique figures, antique radio, iron light with globe, domino pieces, antique books (about 100) antique alarm clock.
-Antique cabinet.
-1 Coffee table.
-Hassocks.
-1 Wooden folding table.
-2 Hassocks.
-Antique bookcase with two speakers and an antique record player "Perpetumendas".
Sewing room:
-1 Wireless telephone.
-1 Small electric transformer.
-1 Cabinet with 2 doors and 2 drawers.
-1 Small marble table.
-3 Foldable metal chairs with a soft back.
-Antique sewing machine with wooden cover.
-1 Cabinet with 2 shelves.
-1 Occasional table.
-1 Small gas heater and two full gas cylinders.
-1 Big aluminium ladder.
-1 Piece of furniture with 2 drawers and two doors.
-Ironing board.
-2 Lamps fixed on the wall.
-1 Wardrobe.
Room next to the sewing room:
-Wall lined in wood.
-1 Painting of Virgin Mary an Jesus.
-1 Mirror with a golden frame.
-A marble standing lamp.
-1 Empty four-door wardrobe with coat hangers.
-Red set of furniture.
-1. With 4 shelves and 2 doors.
-2. Small table with drawers.
-3. Chest of six drawers.
-4. 2 Armchairs.
-2 Standing lamps with matching shades place
on each side of the sofa.
-1 Orange hassock.
-Coloured cushion on the floor.
-1 Lamp fixed on the wall.
-Chinese decoration print.
-Chandelier with four arms.
-Curtains.
Larder:
-1 Piece of furniture with 5 drawers, containing small dishtowels, papers, ...
-1 Refrigerator EDESA.
-White cabinet with 3 parts:
-1. With 2 doors: empty.
-2. With 2 doors: 2 butane gas cylinders.
Shelves with cleaning products. Painting utensils, etc. Bowl in many colours, brush, antique ironing board, 1 shovel, 1 umbrella.
-3. With 2 doors:
-2 Decorative jars, in the middle: cotton, a small voltage transformer, small soup bowl. In the lower part: 4 shelves with boxes and dishtowels. Below there is a full blue toolbox.
-Upper part: cooking utensils, 1 big pot, 1 skimmer, 1 tray, clay pots.
-Below: more cooking utensils, 2 red pots, 1 saucepan, many pots, pots for crema catalana, 2 ice buckets, 10 tupperware boxes, 3 water jars, 1 blender BRAUN model 4-468
-720, 1 purple bucket, 1 metalic siphon, 1 dustpnan, broomstick, lapron.
Kitchen:
-1 NEWPOL 5039 washing machine.
-1 Small corner table with a cup and a bottle
on top.
-3 Trays.
-1 CORBERO CG-125E gas heater.
-1 Kitchen with oven CORBERO.
-1 Extractor fan.
-1 small metallic kitchen table with a wooden top, there are two plants on it.
-2 Wooden stools with cushions.
-1 Piece of furniture with two parts:
Upper part:
-3 Saucepans, 4 pots, 2 water jars, 5 coffee cups, 4 cans, 4 cups (coffee and milk size) with decorative drawings, 10 coffee saucers, 8-10 small ashtrays, 8 dessert dishes, 3 soup dishes, 5 big dishes, 10 flat dishes, 7 dessert dishes, 10 flats dishes, 7 dessert dishes (various), 2 small orange trays.
Lower part:
-2 Salad bowls, 1 coffee pot, 1 big tupperware box.
-2 Drawers: 10 small coffee spoons, 6 soup spoons, 6 forks, 6 knifes with ivory handle, 12 kitchen knifes, 1 big scissor, 1 small strainer,1 bread knife and one for jam, wooden cooking utensils, 1 opener.
-1 Silver dish, 2 salad bowls, 2 big green dishers, 4 big crystal dishes, 1 stainless steel table decoration, 1 mortar, 2 oi pots, 1 cookie box, 1 electric grinder.
-1 Cupboard: inside a box with electric grill, 1 aluminum strainer with a red handle, 1 antique strainer, long meat fork, hot meal display machine. Shelf with decorative figures: 2 frogs, 2 jars, ...
- On the walls: 2 decorative objects, pot of species, water jars, 2 flowerpots, plastic pots.
Another brown cupboard with:
-Right side: shelves with decorative objects, pot of species, water jars, 2 flowerpots, plastic pots.
-Left side: plastic pots, decorative objects.
-There is another cupboard with sugar bowl, 8 small glasses, 5 openers, 1 nutcracker, toothpicks, 1 jar, paper napkins, 2 woods for cutting sausages, 2 bowls for bread, 1 fish shaped nakpkin ring.
-Cupboard on top fo the marble: 1 big spoon, 1 pot, 2 frying spoons.
-Below: 1 pot, 1 red tray, many mixers, 1 strainer, 1 meat pliers (pincers), 1 grater, 3 grills, 1 small frying pan, 1 butane gas cylinder.
-1 Stainless steel sink.
-Cabinet with 2 doors below: cleaning products, 1 red bucket for garbage.
-Oven (inside): 3 frying pans, 2 grills, 1 wooden salt cellar.
Second living room:
-1 Golden clock.
-1 Portrait of a child.
-1 Glass case with crystal shelves.
-9 Cups for cognac, water, wine, ...
-1 Glass jar.
-Decoration objects: 2 of porcelain, 1 turtle, 11
champagne cups, 2 crystal bottles, 1 flowerpot, 1 sugar pot, 1 souvenir from Pisa, etc.
-1 Coffee pot.
-Small tray.
-1 Armchair with a coloured cushion.
-1 3-Sit sofa with yellow cushions.
-Armchair that goes along with the 3-sit sofa.
-1 Corner table with oriental drawings.
-Red ashtray.
-1 Print of the Montjuic fountain.
-1 Standing lamp with a white and red
lampshade.
-1 Child portrait.
-1 Folding screen (7parts) with oriental drawings.
-1 Painting of Plaza de España.
-1 Antique piece of furniture with various parts:
-1 Glass case with 2 flowerpots, 1 small jar, 1 antique radio.
-Drawers: set of napkins and tablecloths, kitchen set, Chinese coffee set with 6 cups and 3 saucers.
-5 Dishes.
-1 Blue carpet.
Room:
-1 White curtain decorated with pink flowers.
-1 Red carpet.
-1 Antique chest of 5 drawers with tablecloth and a set of a dressing table on top.
- 1 Mirror with a carved frame.
- 2 Round hassocks.
-1 Small table with a big wine bottle with red decoration prints.
-1 Big wardrobe with many books and ornaments. There are also coat hangers.
-1 Bed with wheels and two mattresses, 4 cushions (red, blue, pink, yellow), 1 bedspread, 1 pillow.
-1 Small wooden table with a glass top, above it a lamp with a yellow lampshade.
-Crucifix, with shelf in the lower part and various religious objects.
-1 Big wardrobe with 4 doors and 3 storage cupboards.
-Left side: 7 drawers, shelves with bed linen.
- Central part: (2 doors): coat hangers, 1 umbrellla, 1 bedspread,...
-Right side: 1 Jesus Christ.
Bathroom:
-Electric heater LYKE
-1 Shelf with 4 towels an a decorative lamp.
-1 Little door to get into the bathroom.
-1 Plastic chair placed in the bathtub.
-1 Bathroom carpet, 4 sponges
-1 Green bath curtain.
-1 Bag with different clothes.
-1 White cabinet: bath utensils (scissors, creams, hairbrushes, shaving machine, ...)
-1 Big mirror with three lights.
-1 Crystal bottle on a shelf.
-1 Electric heater UFESA placed on the ceiling.
