I encountered Tío Rot in Plaza de Sant Jaume when he was conducting his performance, and it turns out that he has been doing social performances in Barcelona for more than 30 years. His performances are conducted on different social topics, including over-tourism, technology, life inconveniences of the elders, and so on.
To me, Tío Rot, is such a philosopher, as he keeps noticing society, spots phenomena that can be concerning enough for the current and the future, and finds his way of communicating these concerns to the public. He has always been active in an artistic way to help the city where he lives, to grow in different aspects, to challenge social conformity, and to provoke thoughts among the ones who see his performances.
This project presents several social performances of Tío Rot in different spots of Barcelona, trying to communicate various messages to the public in a humorous way.
Tío Rot telling a tourist to not block the lakeview in plaça de Gaudí. 21 July 2024.
Tío Rot brings his activism in front of the lake with a telescope trying to reclaim the right of enjoying the lake view from the tourists’ occupation. 21 July 2024.
Reclaiming the lakeview by seeing through a telescope. 21 July 2024.
Reclaiming the lakeview by seeing through a telescope. 21 July 2024.
Tío Rot telling a tourist to not block the lakeview. 21 July 2024.
Reclaiming the lakeview by seeing through a telescope. 21 July 2024.
Tío Rot in a bus with materials on his way to performing. 21 July 2024.
Tío Rot carrying his performing materials. 21 July 2024.
Residents Lives Matter! 21 July 2024.
Tío Rot singing with his guitar. 21 July 2024.
Tío Rot singing with his guitar. 21 July 2024.
Residents Lives Matter! 21 July 2024.
The carrot is already there! 22 July 2024.
Tío Rot depicting his journey as a social artist. 22 July 2024.
Tío Rot inviting people to join his game. 22 July 2024.
Tío Rot putting signs to send messages to the passersby. 22 July 2024.
Tío Rot performing on the inconvenience experienced by old people. 22 July 2024.
Tío Rot looking at his game of inviting people to speak their mother languages. 22 July 2024.