Hasta que las nubes nos unan, Guardiola‑Diola

EXHIBITION: MULTIVERSO 2018-2020 Hasta que las nubes nos unan, Guardiola‑Diola

Lluís Escartín

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2019

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2019

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DATE AND TIME 26/07/2019 - 01/09/2019
Monday to Sunday and public holidays: 10:00 - 21:00

ADMISSION Free admission

VENUE Sala MULTIVERSO. BBVA Foundation. Palacio del Marqués de Salamanca. Paseo de Recoletos, 10. Madrid

CICLO MULTIVERSO 2018-2020

Hasta que las nubes nos unan, Guardiola-Diola is the continuation of a video-essay project on ancestral cultures in Africa and Europe that are either changing or disappearing.

ARTIST Lluís Escartín

CURATOR Laura Baigorri

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Laura Baigorri

Why does no one sing any more in rural Spain? This film is a hymn to the heart of Africa that seeks to celebrate the roots of our humanity in a place where nature is sacred, where the material and spiritual join together, and where joy, generosity and life – corresponding undoubtedly to the female principle – spring quite naturally from everyday death.
The Diola people of Africa get their food from farming and hunting. These are also the main occupations in Guardiola, the author’s village. Yet materialism, lack of generosity, consumerism in its diverse variants – as offered, for instance, by the entertainment industry – are breaking the original bond that connects us to the magical side of life and all that gives it meaning.
Try to remember, there is a dream that is dreaming us.
Video, 64’