Cibrián is thrilled to present Moon Poem, the first solo exhibition by Oscar Tuazon at the gallery.
The revolution requires not more but less energy than everyday.
Boris Groys, Philosophy of Care.
The amount of energy sent by the Sun can be thought of as a gift to the earth, one that should be reciprocated. Humanity is incapable of reciprocating our energy debt to the sun, and in Bataille’s theory of general economy, a gift that cannot be reciprocated is an act of agression between sovereign individuals, the accursed share.
In the face of an indissoluble debt, we have another option: to reject work. The moon itself remains resolutely outside of the logic of productive exchange, returning only reflected light in excess, another gift incinerated in space.
A Moon Poem is a temporary action that short circuits any attempt to formulate a cohesive economic theory within the context of nonproductive natural energies; an object which refuses the capacity to produce meaning. We write about the moon because it is there; we paint the moon to capture this eternal thing anew in the present. To withhold meaning is the most generous form of teaching.
I want to be be like those poets who care about The moon
-Noor Hindi
