 9/05/2019, Bogotá (Colombia)
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These days I am getting immersed in the process of the project "Colombia BioResilience: Biodiversity resilience and ecosystem services in post-conflict socio-ecological systems in Colombia". Firstly from Bogotá where I am based at the Instituto de Investigación de Recursos Biológicas Alexander von Humboldt, During this time, I am working on research and planning towards activities and field work while sharing time at the Institute, learning from their wide range of disciplines, collaborative methods and projects. Thanks to the Social Sciences team coordinated by Olga Lucia Hernández Manrique. For more information about the project, please have a look to the following website (under construction): http://sites.exeter.ac.uk/bioresilience/  I am pleased to announce my participation on the project "Colombia BioResilience: Biodiversity resilience and ecosystem services in post-conflict socio-ecological systems in Colombia"; an interdisciplinary collaboration between researchers from different disciplines from Colombia (Instituto Humboldt) and the UK (University of Bristol and University of Exeter) where I am the artist in residence. This project includes the investigators: T.R. Feldpausch, D.H. Urrego, N. Millner, T. Pennington, L. Mercado and the project partners: E. Alvarez-Dávila, C.R.Montes-Pulido, J. Richardson, C. Velasquez-Ruiz, D. Armenteras, O.L.Hernández-Manrique. With this project I will be participating on this project while based at Instituto Humboldt in Bogotá (Colombia) in May, June and July this year as well as participating in scientific expeditions in different sites in Colombia. I look forward to collaborate in this interdisciplinary process aiming to challenge perceptions on collaborative methods and participatory engagement. More information will be uploaded soon. Photos taken at an exploratory research trip in a scientific expedition by Instituto Humboldt. Photos by Seila Fernández Arconada. Colombia, June 2018 This workshop took place at the Psychology Faculty of Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro (Querétaro, México) on the 25th of February 2019. "Punto de Reunión: Procesos artísticos puntualizando el aquí y ahora" (Metting point: artistic proceses pointing out the here-now") focused on artistic processes and multidisciplinary approaches inspired by socio-environmental contemporary concerns. From the "meeting points/puntos de reunión" the participants engaged with a number of activities in order to bring their skills and expertise to an "in between" collaborative space. Hands on activities and conceptual discussions led to collective creation in which participants responded to those puntos de reunión as site specific collective artistic responses. Thanks to all participants: Adriana, Karen, Jessica, Mariana, Caro, Lizeth, Lupita, Maria Daniela, Joshua, Pedro, Marcela, Rodrigo y Mariana Photos of the process taken by Seila Fernández Arconada
El 24 de febrero del 2019 se llevó a cabo la 6ta edición de la Feria del Maíz en la comunidad de San Miguel Tlaxcaltepec (Mexico), un día para compartir y celebrar el maíz, la milpa y la cultura local. Esta actividad congregó a productores de maíz de la zona, con el cual se pretende fortalecer la siembra de semilla criolla y hacer trueque e intercambio de este producto además de diálogo e intercambio de saberes, experiencias y productos derivados del maíz. Durante el día se desarrollaron presentaciones culturales, mesas de diálogo, actividades para niños y niñas, venta de comida y artesanías y otros. Enmarcado en este evento tuve el honor de colaborar con Alejandro Mira Tapia (Psicología Social, Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro) presentando la actividad para niños "Taller de Creación de Cuentos sobre el Maíz" un tiempo intenso de aprendizaje e intercambio con los niños y niñas de San Miguel Tlaxcaltepec además de visitantes la feria. Las siguientes imágenes documentan ese día en el cual creamos cuentos visuales, escritos y sonoros; más información sobre los cuentos creados será compartida pronto. Más info sobre la feria AQUÍ
 Grüner Grashalm e.V. has published a short video in memory of the workshop Shifting Perspectives: Merging Approaches to Arts and Activism in which I was the facilitator. This workshop took place in September-October in Ukraine and Germany last year. The video focuses on the experience at the Carpatian Mountains in Ukraine. Please click on the images to watch it, more documentation here "++In good memory++ Autumn last year we gathered in the Ukrainian Carpathians a group of amazing people under the topic Art meets Activism - and see for yourself now what happened! It was a blast! #meetup_evz #CivilSocietyCooperation The project was implemented in coorporation with Logos, Seila Fernández Arconada and Active YOUkraine. Sponsored by: Meet up: Deutsch-Ukrainische Jugendbegegnungen Німецько-Українські зустрічі, EVZ Foundation, Robert Bosch Stiftung,Auswärtiges Amt"   Taller impartido por Seila Fernández Arconada (artista e investigadora) 25 Febrero 2019 de 10 a 3pm. Facultad de Psicología Social UAQ (Querétaro, Mexico) El taller está dirigido a alumnos con interés en procesos artísticos multidisciplinares que se inspiran del ámbito socio-medioambiental contemporáneo. Desde los "puntos de reunión" los participantes partirán del mapeo del espacio público trabajando diferentes técnicas de exploración artística buscando así reflexionar desde el encuentro y la colaboración multidisciplinar.  During the last weeks, I have been invited by the Psychology Department of the Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro (Mexico) to give a number of talks in the courses "Estratégias de Intervención" and "Acercamiento a temáticas sociales" both at the Licenciatura de Psicología. These courses are led by the lecturer and researcher Alejandro Mira Tapia who holds a research study about intercultural studies and youth in the Otomí indigenous community.
A few days ago I had the opportunity to give a talk in the seminar "Imaginarios corporales" at the Gender Studies Masters Degree of Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro (Fine Arts Department) Thanks to Hugo Chávez Mondragón for the invitation; very enriching conversations I am very pleased for.  Last few days, I had the opportunity to attend to the three days congress SIT_AC XIV "What we talk about when we talk about Art" in Mexico City. Many interesting talks and discussions including Juan Luis Moraza, João Fernandes, Coco Fusco, Ticio Escobar, Stephen Wright and Dora Garcia. Time to digest all this information to keep on working in this field.  |
