Carolina Grau /Curator
V BIENNIAL: THE FUTURE
Sebastián Beyró & Alejandro Echeverría Rey, Patricia Esquivias , Carla Filipe, Tamara Kulselman, Alek O. , Joan Rabascall, Amal Ramsis, Nastja Rönkkö, Melanie Smith & Rafael Ortega, Laureana Toledo and Oriol Vilanova. Concert: Annette Vande Gorne
“Poetry is a weapon loaded with the future” Gabriel Celaya
The word ‘future’ evokes uncertainty and leads us to a tomorrow which is an enigma of infinite answers. Confronted with the unknown, human activity is optimistic, the future is a weapon loaded with hopes. Since the last Biennal in 2009, we have seen political changes in Catalunya, the fall of dicators in Magreb, the world economic crisis, the soaring price of raw materials and the consolidation of new technology in information and communication.
The Imperial Flag, 2011 Edition of flags, printed on fabric Rabascall has created a flag for the future, appropriating a national flag and transforming it into a critical banner. For The Imperial Flag, distributed among Jafre ́s most frequented shops, he employs acute irony, using the word Hollywood in place of the stars.
The Imperial Flag, 2011 Rabascall has created a flag for the future, appropriating a national flag and transforming it into a critical banner. For The Imperial Flag, distributed among Jafre ́s most frequented shops, he employs acute irony, using the word Hollywood in place of the stars.
‘Mamnou (Forbiden)’ 2011 Three months before the revolution of January 25th, 2011 in Egypt, Ramsis went through the streets of Cairo on his own, filming hidden, far from the eyes of the police and seeking refuge in friends’ houses. These friends spoke of all that was forbidden in Egyptian society: speaking, filming, writing or thinking. The answer to many questions came with the revolution which coincided with the final edition of this documentary.
The Imperial Flag, 2011 Edition of flags, printed on fabric Rabascall has created a flag for the future, appropriating a national flag and transforming it into a critical banner. For The Imperial Flag, distributed among Jafre ́s most frequented shops, he employs acute irony, using the word Hollywood in place of the stars.