#19 Untitled (every problem is an opportunity in disguise)
Salón Blanco · 2025 · ★ Acquisition Prize
A biting critique of Cuba's economic sovereignty and historical memory. Using two volumes of El Ingenio by Manuel Moreno Fraginals, the artists undergo a test of physical endurance, holding the books as they are consumed by fire. The act concludes upon a marble slab where the ashes of national history are covered with imported sugar until they caramelize — transforming economic collapse into a visual metaphor for the loss of autonomy.
#18 Untitled (tell me your love story)
Galería Taller Gorría · 2025
A deconstruction of the romantic narrative and its parallel with institutional bonds. Beginning with mutual physical aggression — belt strikes to the torso — as a violent prelude to correspondence about failed relationships, the piece culminates in the burning of gallery contracts, symbolically breaking the cycle of dependency between the artist and the institution.
#17 Untitled (la hora de la estrella)
Artista X Artista · May 2025
A dialectic between the written word and the raw body. While César transcribes Mary Sananes' letter to Isadora Duncan, Lázaro confronts the audience with a monologue on censorship and systemic insecurity in the Cuban institutional context. The piece culminates in a transgressive gesture where the performers' blood stains the curator's space, reclaiming the "Republic" through a visceral, shouted truth.
#16 Untitled (el tridente del diablo)
El Ciervo Encantado · March–April 2025
Referencing the XVI Arcanum of the Tarot (The Tower), this work is an exercise in creative resistance against energy collapse. Recurring blackouts in Cuba, rather than halting the performance, were integrated as a destabilizing force that paradoxically unveiled the most authentic essences of the scene — a testament to theatre's ability to reinvent itself amidst social and infrastructural failure.
#15 Untitled (Desencanto, Salò 2003)
Pabellón Cuba · December 2024
Invoking the symbolism of the 15th Arcanum (The Devil), this action explores the materiality of pain. Through the breaking of glass and the subsequent flow of blood, the artists assert that "action hurts." The blood becomes a medium to write on the institutional floor, marking a milestone of sacrifice and physical commitment within the artistic statement.
#14 Untitled (Las Brujas, Uruguay)
Saavedra's Studio · October 2024
⊘ Censored by CNAE
Formally censored for its references to political prisoners and the Cuban migratory tragedy, this piece explores the sensory asphyxiation of the diaspora. The narrative oscillates between the silence of drowning and the aggressive noise of gabber/techno, creating a landscape of pursuit where the body seeks water and respite in an impassable "houseless forest".
#13 Untitled (Vedado, Circa 2024)
Ludwig Foundation of Cuba · May 2024
A visceral exploration of mourning and urban decay. By paralleling a personal breakup with the ruined landscape of the Vedado neighborhood, the action reveals an underworld of toxic language and desolation. Projections of past holidays contrast with a present melancholy, underlining the agony of a happy past that can no longer exist in a digitalized, crumbling Cuba.
#12 Untitled (ne me casse pas les couilles) · La Casa del Río · 2023
A fragmented improvisation exploring the bifurcation of the dramatic thread via physical reactions responding to climaxes of psychological transformation. The work moves from a cathartic opening ritual — marked by opening a wine bottle with a shoe — to a choreography that subverts gender stereotypes, transforming an erotic dance into a martial kata where femininity and masculinity exchange defensive and offensive roles.
#11 Untitled (aunke es de noxe)
Panama Canal Museum · PEPA Performa · 2023
Executed under direct sunlight in the heart of the Panama Canal Museum, this action constitutes a direct challenge to institutional regulations. Dressed as Panamanian pioneers, the artists utilize flower bouquets and vaporizers as symbols of temptation and rebellion, drawing from the mysticism of San Juan de la Cruz to explore the limits of interaction within the museum space.
#10 Untitled (Ripéala)
Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Panamá · PEPA Performa · 2023
A gesture of political and social dissidence charged with radical symbolism. By tearing and destroying Cuban flags on Panamanian soil — an act criminalized in their home country — the artists construct a visual metaphor for polarization and the internal fracture of a society divided by its own authorities.
#9 Untitled (la petit mort)
Infraestudio · 2023
Conceived as a seven-hour immersive experience, the work proposes a sensory journey inspired by the concept of orgasm and collective ecstasy. The piece stands out for the resistance dynamics of the audience, whose decision not to participate or to leave the room underlines the subjective nature of the artistic experience and the importance of individuality against collective expectations.
#8 Untitled (1Tn de Fango)
El Ciervo Encantado · August 2023
Utilizing a literal ton of mud, the performers address political repression and structural asphyxiation. The piece connects the "Ochoa trial" (Case 1) with global violence and the Cuban exodus. Through frantic dance and staged suffocation in the dirt, the artists represent the darkness of an oppressive regime and the desperate search for an exit.
#7 Untitled (este no es el momento… Leticia)
Ludwig Foundation of Cuba · 2023
A profound exploration of silence, censorship, and mourning following the suicide of a friend. Using a cappella songs and cinematographic references, the artists employ elements such as bandages and blood to highlight the fragility of existence and the pain of loss, culminating in a physical representation of leaning toward the void.
#6 Untitled (Tápate los oídos)
Galería Taller Gorría · June 2023
A raw confrontation against a wooden board until it bleeds initiates this critique of femicide and systemic abuse. An absurd machete duel and a chilling monologue on human rights violations in Cuba subvert masculinity and institutional silence. The action literally "breaks" the exhibition space, ending with a piercing alarm that calls for an awakening from social indifference.
#5 Untitled (Homenaje a Charlbi Dean aka Yaya) · Espacios Creativos · 2023
A tribute to South African actress Charlbi Dean, exploring the medical and biological implications of her death from bacterial sepsis. The action utilizes the vulnerability of the body to reflect on physical trauma and the absence of vital organs as triggers of systemic fragility.
#4 Untitled (Conversación sobre Historia del Arte)
Estudio Taller Chullima · Feb 2023
Inspired by Alejandro Iñarritu's Bardo, this action deconstructs colonial history and contemporary police violence. The tension between the brutality of the "bull" and the melancholy of Mexican pop songs (Juan Gabriel, Yuridia) creates a space where laughter and insecurity coexist. The piece culminates in a tragic reconciliation — a mutual hanging and a kiss — reflecting on the fusion of the oppressor and the oppressed.
#3 Untitled (Normalización)
Teatro El Ciervo Encantado · Nov 2022
Inspired by the concept of hypernormalization, the piece reflects on the paradox of living in systems on the brink of collapse where a false functionality is maintained. The work employs the universal language of the body and the parody of bullfighting language to denounce totalitarianism and repression, using frantic dance as a mechanism to exorcise frustration regarding the disconnection from the outside world.
Made possible with the support of The Cuban Arts Group ↗
#2 Untitled (Black Mass)
Fábrica de Arte Cubano · 2022
Emerging as a response to critiques regarding the massive exodus in Cuba, the action adopts the aesthetics of cultural "waste." The artists move through the gallery space as incarnations of social residue, using contemporary popular music as a generational hook and, simultaneously, as a tool for self-critique regarding the condition of the artist in times of crisis.
#1 Untitled (Poto & Cabengo)
Fábrica de Arte Cubano · March 2020
An exploration of ideoglossy — a private, unique language — applied to the fraternal bond. Through improvised dance, the brothers seek a common non-verbal language, using the body as a bridge between internal worlds to understand the complexity of human relationships in a fragmented world.