Cuestionamientos – Sociedad (Questioning – Society)
Summary
“Suspended” and “Never-ending dance” are two exhibitions part of the curatorial project “Questioning:Society” by Martim Dias. It comprehends two exhibitions and the publication of a catalogue.
Supported by
Municipio de Madrid
Centro Cultural Vila Flor
Description of project
Questioning: Society was curated by Martim Dias as the result of the reputable curatorial call "Se busca Comisario". It comprehends two exhibitions and the publication of a catalogue.
Questioning – Society (Cuestionamientos – Sociedad) is a project curated by Martim Dias for the Sala de Arte Joven de Madrid and Centro Cultural Vila Flor.
For the exhibition Questioning I developed two different projects “Suspended” (Suspensionados) and “Never-ending dance” (Uma dança que nunca acaba).
"Suspended" establishes a parallel between the functionality of a material and the functionality of bodies/people in societies.
The exhibition consists of text draw over wall and text-based paintings questioning the value of experience in society and what happens to a body when it is considered un-productive.
“Suspended” was the starting point for a workshop with a group of seniors (Centro de Mayores de la Guindalera, Madrid), that produced a reflection about retirement and the role of elders in society.
“Never-ending dance” consists of an original wall-drawing and video-performance installation exploring relations of labour and exhaustion.
“Never-ending dance” investigates the desire for endless labour energy, the replacement of parts (bodies) in the production process in combination with productivity as a happiness.
The (ephemeral) wall drawing makes use of the patent of air dancer by Peter Minhsall and Doron Gazit, to which text reflecting about production and the role of labour and personal realization through work are questioned.
A 3-channel video documenting a performance of different people imitating the inflating and dancing movements of air dancers was placed at the centre of the wall-drawings. The different bodies open their smile while dancing. The dance will continue until the point of exhaustion, easily perceived in the slowing of speed, in the closing of smile and the dropping of arms.
Type of work
Curated Exhibition, workshop, lecture and catalogue.
Published in
Catalogue “Cuestionamiento. I Territorio. II Sociedad.” (Ed.) Dias, Martim D. G. de Promoción Cultural Madrid, 2016. ISBN/ISSN: 978-84-451-3558-7. DL: M-22111-2016.
Link to web site
http://www.madrid.org/cs/Satellite?c=CM_Actualidad_FA&cid=1354586920291&language=es&pagename=ComunidadMadrid%2FEstructura
http://arsmagazine.com/lo-que-piensan-los-artistas-emergentes-sobre-la-sociedad-en-sala-de-arte-joven/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=luwjnyPUNec
http://www.lacuartacolumna.com/cuestionamiento-sala-arte-joven/
http://revistamito.com/jovenes-artistas-portugueses-y-espanoles-dialogan-en-cuestionamiento-ii-sociedad/
http://www.ccvf.pt/conteudo.php?id=20&cat=4&prog=all&on=false&evento=4440
http://www.madrid.org/cs/Satellite?c=CM_Publicaciones_FA&cid=1354610684930&language=es&pagename=ComunidadMadrid%2FEstructura&site=ComunidadMadrid
Other description
2016-05-05 – Moment 1 – Sala Arte Joven de Madrid (Madrid, Spain)
with the exhibition project “Suspended”
and workshop “Suspended dor We exist nowhere”
6 May 2016
2016-11-05 – Moment 2 – Centro Cultural Vila Flor (Guimarães, Portugal)
with the exhibition project “Never-ending dance”
and lecture-workshop 28 October 2016
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Date
2016Creator
Alves, André
Keywords
Exhibition
ephemeral art
drawing
production
energy
exhaustion
experience
Publication type
artistic work
Language
other