Work data:
Author: Domingo Sánchez Blanco
Title: Replica of the columns from Luis Buñuel's film "Simon of the Desert"
Year of creation: 2008
Materials: plastic and fiberglass
Domingo Sánchez Blanco and Luis Buñuel share an interest in the figure of the Stylite Saint Simon and his Column. In Simon of the Desert, Buñuel recreates with irony and dark humor the life of the 4th-century ascetic who spent forty years atop a column in the Syrian desert, from which he preached and where Satan himself appeared to him, transfigured into a seductive she-devil.
Domingo Sánchez Blanco is a surprising and provocative artist. His works include performances, videos, installations, paintings, and sculptures. Fully involved in the creation and interpretation of his pieces, he has repeatedly climbed columns, such as in this installation dressed as a flamenco dancer. A critical but humorous work that connects with Buñuel's film.