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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. 
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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.  After a year full of projects with lots of learning in many different projects and countries. I am ready for 2019 where new artistic challenges will appear, where I will respond with enthusiam and expertise. For now happy Christmas to all and I wish you the best for the next year!  The following link include the information and documentary film about the exhibition Rising Up, Flowing Down in which I took part last May with the In Between Collective. Please have a look for further information HERE Also please have a look to the documentation on my own website HERE More documentation about the projects by The In Between Collective still to come.     To find further documentation about the process of Shifting Perspectives workshop in both Ukraine and Germany please click HERE    "Shifting Perspectives : merging approaches to art and activism" is a project that grows from inspiring conversations in Berlin years ago and finally it is happening. Therefore, I am here in Ukraine to facilitate this process that will continue in Germany next month aiming to learn and challenge myself and the participants. This text briefly describes what we will tackle during these days. "During two encounters a number of experienced-based activities following multidisciplinary approaches will offer a ground for experimental collaborations to reexamine practices focusing on civil society. For the 1st meeting (6–14 September) in Ukraine, participants are invited to bring themselves into an embodied experience in the Carpathian mountains. The group will be led to a permeable “in between” ground where they will explore methods of critical thinking merged with creative perceptions learning from their shared experiences. This process-based encounter will travel from practice to theory and vice versa, aiming to expand frames of reference in the field of socially engaged practices. The gained experience and knowledge will be applied in the second project meeting in Germany and beyond. The 2nd meeting (6–14 October) in Germany will enable participants to apply learning gained during the initial encounter in which participants rethinking the role(s) and methods of social activism and artistic practices. This retreat will take place in the region of Wismar, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern where the group will explore and exchange with local initiatives and cooperations through excursions and study visits. Thus, participants are invited to collaborate with the local partners, creating a socially engaged intervention presented during the Grashalm Fest on October 13, 2018 in Fahren (OT Zurow), Germany." Shifting Perspectives: Merging approaches to art and activism Experimental Exchange of Experiences OPEN CALL
We are looking for people (18–35 y.o.) residing in Ukraine and Germany active in arts, culture and/or civil society. During two encounters a number of experienced-based activities following multidisciplinary approaches will offer a ground for experimental collaborations to reexamine practices focusing on civil society. This process/journey will be facilitated by the artist Seila Fernández Arconada. For the 1st meeting (6–14 September) in Ukraine, participants are invited to bring themselves into an embodied experience in the Carpathian mountains. The group will be led to a permeable “in between” ground where they will explore methods of critical thinking and creative perceptions learning from their shared experiences. This process-based encounter will travel from practice to theory and vice versa, aiming to expand frames of reference in the field of socially engaged practices. The gained experience and knowledge will be applied in the second project meeting in Germany and beyond. The 2nd meeting (6–14 October) in Germany will enable participants to apply learning gained during the initial encounter in which participants rethinking the role(s) and methods of social activism and artistic practices. This retreat will take place in the region of Wismar, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern where the group will explore and exchange with local initiatives and cooperations through excursions and study visits. Thus, participants are invited to collaborate with the local partners, creating a socially engaged intervention presented during the Grashalm Fest on October 13, 2018 in Fahren (OT Zurow), Germany. This process and result aims to explore critical reflections and inform future cooperations. DATES + LOCATIONS 6–14 September 2018 Dzembronya, Ukraine 6–14 October 2018 Fahren (OT Zurow), Germany 13 October 2018 Grashalm Fest, Fahren (OT Zurow), Germany Deadline for the submission of applications is 24th July 2018 (23:59 CET) The project is curated by Seila Fernandez Arconada, Logos NGO, Grüner Grashalm e.V. and ActiveYOUkraine. For the following month I will be involved in a research project focusing on socio-ecological resilience of forest ecosystems in post-conflict areas working with the Social Sciences Department at the University of Bristol, in particular with Dr. Naomi Millner, and Instituto Humboldt. During this month we will research from Colombia (Cundinamarca, Boyacá and Santander regions) and Mexico (Chiapas). This is the begining of a research that focuses in the local in order to explore frameworks for a transdisciplinary and transnational collaboration.  |
