In this installation, the artist analyzes the contemporary art scene and its main actors through wooden figurines: collectors, gallery owners, art critics, curators, and museum directors, all identified by the names of real people who hold these positions. The work analyzes power relations in the art world and the different situations the artist must deal with in order to become legitimate and establish successful relationships so that his work is appreciated and his career is valued. In an interview about his work published in Hypermedia magazine, Rubén Torres Llorca states: “All power is corrupt; the artist has always been the weakest link in these chains.”

This work is part of a series of pieces in which Torres Llorca analyzes the role of the artist in the contemporary art scene and the place of the work of art in contemporary society. In a general sense, Torres Llorca’s work explores power relations, ideology, daily life, spirituality, and its material and graphic expressions, as well as the art world from the artist’s perspective and its relationship with collecting, the market, and so on. His pieces often incorporate texts in English and Spanish. The textual element is a fundamental component of their meaning.