Lecture as part of the Doctorate in Art and Technoaesthetics at the Universidad Nacional Tres de Febrero, August 2023. Invited by Ana Laura Cantera.
Conversation with the Belgian philosopher and ethologist, Vinciane Despret, regarding her book “A la salud de los muertos” and other epistemological practices with companion species This event took place within the framework of “Simbiología, Prácticas artísticas en un planeta en emergencia,” where I served as the Curator of the public programs.
Lecture within the context of the “Recomienzo Continuo” exhibition at the Genaro Perez Museum, City of Córdoba, Argentina, in 2021. Presentation on “From the Gaze upon the Landscape to the Specific Sensibilities of the Environment We Inhabit.” Invited by Luis García (Presentation in Spanish).
campo – compartir un taller abierto.
In 2021, in collaboration with artists Alfredo Coloma (Cuba-Bolivia) and Candela Sotos (Spain), and in partnership with the Cultural Center of Spain in La Paz, Bolivia, we initiated a space for the development of critical thinking and an exploration of what we understand as art in regions like Bolivia. Here, the remnants of the modern project, with all its institutions, had shaped the trajectory of art, remaining encapsulated within a fictitious bubble of modernity, entangled with traditions and misguided hopes of preserving indigenous art as it should be.
This space, which we referred to as a “campo-compartir,” was maintained throughout the entire academic year of 2021. It aimed to foster a collective of artists who could, in a horizontal manner, formulate critical questions and broaden their artistic practices. This, in turn, was meant to enhance their understanding of how the concept of “Art” translates from the international scene to a provincial context.
In conjunction with the group of artists with whom we convened weekly for three-hour sessions, we engaged with various prominent figures to explore why “contemporary art,” as understood elsewhere in the world, had not made its way into the Bolivian territory.
“campo” welcomed Narda Alvarado (Bolivia), a contemporary artist, educator, and teacher based in La Paz. The session involved a reflective exercise or open class, delving into the relationships between the artist, the artwork, the craftsman, craftsmanship, the object, the spectator, the institution, and, broadly speaking, what the concept of art entails.
“campo” hosted Ana Longoni (Argentina). As one of the pioneers in South American theoretical analysis, linking regional theorists within the network of Southern conceptualisms, she assisted us in attempting to understand why and how political and social movements led to creative practices that were later more clearly understood by local artists. Were the dictatorships the ones that hindered this syncretism?
“campo” welcomed Pedro Portugal (Bolivia). As a historian and sociologist who introduced the term “Indianism” and a political leader, Pedro Portugal shared his insights regarding the traditionalist representations of “paisana” or indigenous life in Bolivian art.
“campo” received Mujeres Creando (Bolivia). This feminist collective, functioning as an artist-run space, shelter for women who are victims of domestic violence, legal assistance provider, and offering services such as childcare, among many others, carries out a multitude of activities to sustain itself as an autonomous, anarcho-feminist, anti-capitalist, anti-patriarchal, and anti-extractive collective.