“i hear music
mighty fine music
and anytime I think my world is wrong
I get me out of bed
and sing this song”
-----b.holiday

there has always been something that drives me to get up and move - Of course there has always been something to keep me down - It’s global reality – the action of getting up and moving is essential to human existence – throughout my process im in constant search for strategies that help me clearly understand the ability of humans to ‘want’ – the angle that I am most interested - is the position of ‘the lover who never gets the one he wants’ –

“I want the one
I can’t have
And its driving me mad”
-----the smiths

so then im left with creating models that investigate into real tangible methods of getting “my Love” – these devices include:
- balladic broadsides
- transient architecture
- life-size flying contraptions
- megaphones
- pushcarts
- rockets
- maps
- banners and flags
- siege machines

the creation of these models alone are not sufficient – I have found it necessary to engage these into the public landscape – not just gallery/art space – but into a real context where the general public can also witness some of my solutions to the issue – these interjections are usually executed unannounced – then other times they are staged for the purpose of documentation or viewer participation –

the labor of this investigation has made me realize the romantic transient and clandestine gestures as pathetic –its difficult to realize hope in a time of distress – but then - I get up -and keep walking

“Yes, I'll admit that I'm a fool for you
Because you're mine
I walk the line”
-----j.cash
---------------------------------------------------cruz ortiz