Manu Arregui

A lyrical impulse. 2007

Single-channel HD-Vídeo, 8 min.

Through a video that integrates real and virtual images of a choreography in an austere dreamlike landscape, we discover the virtuosity of the young Rubén Orihuela, the first male professional athlete in rhythmic gymnastics in Spain, a specialty fundamentally reserved for women. Arregui presents an androgynous champion who contrasts with the hyper-masculine stereotype of elite athletes,