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August 23, 2019
Of Arts
Curitiba/PR
Creams for atopic dermatitis and sandpaper
Duration: approximately 20 minutes.

The action consisted of applying cream to sandpaper with your fingers.

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There are some sandpaper piled up and several skin lotions clustered on the floor of the showroom. I go up the stairs to the showroom wearing a top and boxer shorts that are a very similar tone to my skin. I sit behind the small pile of sandpaper and pick up one. After that, I take one of the cream bottles and deposit a small amount on the sandpaper, spreading it over the entire surface of the sandpaper with the fingers of my right hand. I stand up and place the sandpaper upright behind me. Then I go back and repeat the process. I can notice red spots on my body, especially in the folds of my arms and on my face. The rhythm and way I put the cream on the sandpaper changes as I carry out the action. I have a serious, monotonous expression, focusing on the process, which is tiring. At some point I realize that my fingers are bleeding due to the friction with the sandpaper surface and I start to make more gentle movements so it doesn't hurt so much. When I completed the eighth sandpaper, I get up and place the sandpaper next to the others as I had done before. There are two rows with 4 sandpapers each vertically. I lie down next to the sandpaper and stay for a while, breathing deeply. Then I get up, collect each of the sandpapers and leave the same way I came in.

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