The artist Enrique Tenreiro was introduced in the window of the ArtBy’s art gallery in A Coruña not to leave in the next 72 hours. The performance will be in protest of the delay of the final ruling of the Supreme Court in which he would be accused of painting a dove of peace on the tombstone of the dictator Franco in the Valley of the Fallen. “If they want to lock me up, I’ll lock myself up voluntarily.”says the sculptor before entering this space of just over one square meter today at 10:55 a.m.
The time of “confinement” is important, since Tenreiro was initially accused of attacking religious feelings, since, according to him, the priests had alleged that he had interrupted the mass to carry out the graffiti. “With all my love I limited myself to painting a dove of peace on the tomb of a dictator”, the sculptor explained this morning. Finally, it was proven that the event took place at 10:55 in the morning, five minutes before the religious event began. Hence he has set this hour for his confinement.
Tenreiro says he will spend about three days locked up, but in principle it is a performance “sine die”. For him time is not the important thing in the protest. “I was acquitted after many hardships, two years pass and the Supreme Court says nothing. They are seeking to reverse the sentence“, states Tenreiro. The confinement itself is due to his “excessive” wait for the resolution of his case, for which they ask for between 4 and 5 years (they asked for two more years if the illicit act had been carried out during mass). .
“I shouted for freedom and for the reconciliation of the Spanishs. Today is not a challenge to the Supreme Court, or yes, “he indicates. He says that he dresses in orange so that it can be seen that it is not” a joke “about the delay time, nor about the confinement.
How will he live in such a tiny space?
“I have rice to get through the day and a drink. Some coffee too, but I’m going to try to drink little and without milk,” he explained before entering the space where he will live for the next few days. In her “cell” she will have a tent where she can relieve herself on a portable toilet, as well as a mattress, blanket and books.
“I will try to use the toilet as little as possible. I will do it at 5 in the morning, because since it is streaming, it is not very pleasant to be seen at that time,” he said, laughing. Because his performance can be viewed live, the artist will be able to interact with his viewers. In addition, anyone who wants can write messages with a marker on the glass of the shop window that protects Tenreiro.
