Conspiracy theories are the new legends. In recent years this phenomenon has replaced the traditional concept of popular storytelling, reinforced by scientific pretensions in the search for truth (which is out there). Chemtrails is a curatorial project that investigates the narrative potential of contemporary art, especially in relation with popular culture.
Jaime González Cela (Madrid, 1984) and Manuela Pedrón Nicolau (Granada, 1988) work on education and curating in the field of contemporary art. Their work as a collective focuses on researching about the processes of mediation that shape curatorial practice and the ability of contemporary art to generate different forms of narrative that explore political and social contexts. As a curatorial team, they have curated Arte ficción for CaixaForum Barcelona, winning project of the first edition of Comisart (2013) and C.I.T.I.
Conspiracy theories are the new legends. In recent years this phenomenon has replaced the traditional concept of popular storytelling, reinforced by scientific pretensions in the search for truth (which is out there). Chemtrails is a curatorial project that investigates the narrative potential of contemporary art, especially in relation with popular culture.
Far from being a purely immaterial entity, the Internet is an extremely complex physical structure composed by a massive number of actors that have a direct and deep impact in every aspect of our daily lives. Despite its crucial role in many aspects of our society, the material and computational architectures that allow the Internet to exist are widely ignored by most of its users.
She is an artist and a researcher based in Barcelona. Her work critically explores the way post-capitalist narratives affect the alphabetisation of machines, humans and ecosystems. Her main research topics include environmental impact of communication technologies, Internet infrastructures,surveillance and language. She has exhibited and presented her work in different museums, art centers, festivals, universities and publications around the world.
Far from being a purely immaterial entity, the Internet is an extremely complex physical structure composed by a massive number of actors that have a direct and deep impact in every aspect of our daily lives. Despite its crucial role in many aspects of our society, the material and computational architectures that allow the Internet to exist are widely ignored by most of its users.
Interface Politics is a publication which includes all presentations and keynotes held during the First International Conference Interface Politics that took place in BAU and HANGAR on 27, 28 and 29 of April 2016.
Hangar is the host for the mid-term meeting of the partners of the European cooperation project Renewable Future.
Paula Vitola and Rihards Vitols carry a research residency at Hangar under the framework of the Renewable Futures project between May and June 2016. In addition, during their stay in Hangar they job shadowed Faboratory / ilaro.org during the workshop on digital printing with the Quatre Cantons highschool.
Under the 2016 4S/EASST Hangar has organized two special activities:
Thursday september the 1st at 18’00h
Open thursday special edition featuring the resident and reserching projects.