This project consists of a performer walking on all fours around exhibitions and institutional spaces carrying a wooden podium on his back. Instead of getting on the podium, the performer carries it like a pack animal who carries an object to another human. His path is a constant regression, pointing critically to the demands of competition and dispute that exist in the field of art and the notion of progress. Always outside of institutional spaces, it also critiques the absence of performance in art collections. The title refers to the play by the German playwright Bertolt Brecht, a story with two versions in which the law and the possibility of saying “no” to social norms and customs are discussed.

The action must always be carried out on the external perimeter of contemporary art spaces, such as galleries, fairs, halls, museums, etc. Only records and objects can exist within these spaces, but the action always takes place outside. The first executions of this project, however, take shape within the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. From a streaming link, the public will be able to see the performer stuck in his studio for hours performing with the podium. In this way, the public occupies the position of voyeur, seeing the artist without him knowing who is watching him or for how long.