Adrián Melis
Artist Adrián MELIS (1985, Cuba) studied at the Instituto Superior de Arte in Havana. His videos, photographs and installations explore the current socio-economic circumstances in both Cuba and Europe. Since 2010, Melis has been based alternately between Cuba and Europe. His work has been included in several international exhibitions and is included in private and public collections, including MACBA, Barcelona.
Filmography
(selection, all short) Vigilia/Night Watch (2005-2006, doc), ¿Cómo se construye un almacén?/How is an storehouse built? (2007), Here Everybody Takes Care of Me (2007), Elaboración de cuarente piezas rectangulares para la construcción de un piso/The Making of Forty Rectangular Pieces for a Floor Construction (2008), The Value of Absence - Excuses to Be Absent from Your Work Center (2009-2010, doc), Moments That Shaped the World I-III (2012-2013), Ovation (2013), The New Man and My Father (2015), Engagement Rate Formula (2019)
Adrián Melis op IFFR
The New Man and My Father
Cubaans kunstenaar Melis voert een intiem vraaggesprek met zijn vader, een communistische revolutionair wiens gezicht boekdelen spreekt in het licht van zijn snel veranderende land.
6'
Cuba
IFFR 2016
Engagement Rate Formula
In deze video stelt Adrian Melis een serieproductie voor van like-iconen uit de sociale media, gemaakt van gipsmateriaal.
10'
Spanje
IFFR 2020