pictures by Gabriel Cautain
Holy Shit
2026
60 tins and transparent adhesive paper
7.3 x 5.5 cm (each tin)
In 1961, Piero Manzoni canned his own Merde d’artista as a provocation against the art market and the figure of the creato is an interpretation of that iconic work that is transferred to a local problem caused by mass tourism in Galicia. A tourism that, in addition to literally polluting the fields, produces the loss of local culture, environmental degradation or the increase in the cost of living.
Instead of “artist’s shit”, I present a limited edition of 60 cans of “pilgrim’s shit”, converted into an ironic souvenir. Each piece is unique, as it is covered with a different stampt from the Camino de Santiago, repositioned as an industrial label. The text, printed in Galician, English and German, makes this a product ready for tourist consumption.
Installation view in ‘A Derruba’ at Sala Profesor Manuel Moldes by @sara___erre
installation view at Subtitles Lab Gallery in Slim, Slow, Slider 2025
Ram Books
2025
110 x 80 x 5 cm
recycled paper, latex, wooden boards
Ram Books
2025
100 x 70 x 5 cm
recycled paper, latex, wooden boards
Ram Books
2025
100 x 70 x 5 cm
recycled paper, latex, wooden boards
Ram Books
2025
60 x 41 x 3 cm
recycled paper, latex, wooden boards
Ram Books
2025
60 x 48 x 4 cm
recycled paper, latex, wooden boards
pictures by René Lazový
Installation view at “The Lab”, Rich Mix London, 2024
curated by John Antony Thadicaran
Fig 1. pictures by Guillermo Páramo
Installation view at Estudio Abierto, &$@#/º!, 2023.
pictures by Aldana Colman
pictures by Aldana Colman
Mussa S. (2022) N.T. (series &$@#/º!), porn magazines, 84x103.5x4.5cm, 2022
2022 | &£@#/°! | Estudio Abierto| Vigo, ES
2022 | Human Resources: Creativity as Renewable Energy in a Time of Scarcity link | Lethaby Gallery | London, UK
2022 | End of Degree Show link| Central Saint Martins | London, UK
2024| Microclimas | Auditorio da Illa de Arousa| Illa de Arousa , ES
2023 | Porno | Arniches 26 | Madrid, ES
2023 | Porno | Arniches 26 | Madrid, ES
2022 | &£@#/°! | Estudio Abierto| Vigo, ES
2022 | Human Resources: Creativity as Renewable Energy in a Time of Scarcity link | Lethaby Gallery | London, UK
2022 | End of Degree Show link| Central Saint Martins | London, UK
FILM
Movie Poster by Andrea Navarro and Sol Mussa
2023 | Tides | Caracol Olol Jackson | Vicenza, IT
2023 | If splash as your wistle 水哨 vol 2. | IKLECTIK | Londres, UK
2022 | Planeta GZlink | Curtocircuíto | Santiago de Compostela, ES
2022 | Sinais III link|S8 | A Coruña, ES
2022 | Videogramas. A propósito de Compostela link|Numax | Santiago de Compostela, ES
stills from Proxecto X (Project X)A sci-fi film
sound by Pablo Senra @senrabass