The Victoria & Albert Museum in London, England, poses a recurring question, what is luxury? For centuries, philosophers and scholars have tried to shed light on the subject, but not even the dictionary definition satisfies our fascination with the term. According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, luxury is a condition or situation of great comfort, ease, and wealth; something that is expensive and not necessary; something that is helpful or welcome and that is not usually or always available.

Body 1, Re-materialisation of systems. El Ultimo Grito, 2014.