Inverse Rescue Office
The financial crisis that erupted in 2008 revealed the workings of the global economy, and we discovered that 99% of the world’s population live to make the remaining 1% rich, that our lives are only an investment fund of that 1%, like livestock for the farmer. The bailout of 100 billion of public money for the banks implemented by the Spanish government in 2012 caused indignation among a large part of the population, who saw their money being used to rescue the financial institutions that had caused the crisis. The rescue was funded by budget cuts in all public and social services.
The Reverse Rescue Office was set up in the museum; it worked as an information office and its activity consisted in advising interested citizens on different types of strategies to avoid state taxes or redirect them towards the common good. Obviously, the consulting service was free, and among the strategies presented were both artistic projects that I had previously carried out and initiatives designed by social collectives or anonymous citizens.