Espacio Afro

Espacio Afro

Address

C. de Cáceres, 49

Web

https://www.conciencia-afro.com/

Opening

18.09.2024 19:30

Espacio Afro

«When you go out, you realise your roots and how you reinforce your identity, or change it». – Malvin Montero in the documentary «La Brecha».
– Rob Maldonado.

Within the framework of the cultural proposal «Conciencia Afro», the transdisciplinary artist Rob Maldonado unravels the experience of being an Afro immigrant in Spain through the voice and corporal creation of Malvin Montero, Dominican choreographer and dancer, the protagonist of his work «La Brecha», an experimental/documentary audiovisual short film that is exhibited at this festival in collaboration, for the first time, with Proyector.

The piece connects with the purpose of Conciencia Afro by exposing the realities of the black community in Spain, addressing the experience of racialisation from the perspective of radical cuir negro thinking, which enables a vindication of individualities and the black, African and Afro-descendant collectivity today.

Taking into account the etymology of the word «gap», which corresponds to rupture, division, difference, lack of union and cohesion, Maldonado assertively reflects the distance that is still latent in the inclusion of black people in Spain. The artist manages to dimension in his work that gap expressed by the figure of the protagonist, who through his voice represents a whole community, unmasking his subjectivity through dance, telling his story and experience from his individuality, embracing the whole community.

The choice of this short documentary encompasses the objective of Conciencia Afro and also makes the voices and realities visible to the eyes of the whole state, which opens up a possible awareness of the issues surrounding racism, racialisation and discrimination in a context of immigration in Spain, especially bloody 30 years after the racist murder of Lucrecia Perez. The global south calls for the restructuring of social policies that have yet to be resolved.

Text: Juanita Díaz

FESTIVAL 2024

11.09.2024

2024 arrives full of moving images with a new edition of the PROYECTOR Festival: New Hertzog Da Silva Awards, 2nd Edition of VERTICAL <25

The PROYECTOR platform showcases and distributes the most experimental and cutting-edge proposals on the international scene. The Festival is known for its non-cinemanormative works—pieces that fall outside traditional approaches, engaging with the space and the active viewer who experiences them.

From September 11 to 22, 2024, 33 venues across the city of Madrid will converge to present new languages and formats through around 100 works of expanded cinema, performance, video art, site-specific and interactive pieces, and unique works premiering at the Festival.

PROYECTOR collaborates with both independent and established spaces, spanning from central neighborhoods to surrounding districts of the capital. These venues are filled with video art proposals curated by the PROYECTOR platform as well as by the galleries and museums participating in the OFF Circuit, each presenting their own programming and resources.

Additionally, PROYECTOR partners with festivals specializing in experimental video art and moving image, such as Loops.Expanded, Muestra Internacional de Videonarración A/R/Tográfica, FIVA, PLAY or Fonlad, Mostra Brasilenha Pioneiras da Videoarte.

But there’s more!

In its 17th edition, the Hertzog Da Silva Awards return! Up to five awards will be awarded to selected works through a public call, judged by this edition’s jury. Each year, the jury features international professionals specializing in experimental video art. This year’s jury includes artist and curator Andrés Denegri (Argentina), curator Marcela Andino (Argentina), and last year’s award-winning artists Amaya Hernández Sigüenza (Spain) and Ting Tong Chang (Taiwan).

Thanks to Hertzog Da Silva, we are launching for the second year the call for young creators who think vertically: VERTICAL <25. With a new public voting system via social media, you can help choose the winner of a production residency in 2025!

PROYECTOR continues to support Madrid’s contemporary art scene by collaborating with the Platform of Independent Contemporary Creation Spaces, which this year includes 16 new venues and, for the first time, opens the doors of artists’ studios. The festival also promotes equality and the internationalization of a free and accessible culture. As such, each year over half of the works presented are by women artists from up to 30 different countries, and all festival activities are free of charge.

Additionally, all events—openings, talks, performances, and workshops—will be streamed online (YouTube, Vimeo) to ensure international accessibility.

The platform collaborates with universities, offering new generations the opportunity to train and integrate into the cultural sector. We thank the associations, galleries, foundations, private companies, embassies, venues, and above all, the artists who make it all possible.

Check our press releases

Rebeca M Urizar, Coordinator
Mario Gutiérrez Cru, Director

CALENDAR

SPONSORSHIP

SUPPORT
Comunidad de Madrid

COLLABORATION
Foro Cultural de Austria, Institut Ramon Llull, Taiwan Ministry of Culture and the Department of Culture Affairs, Taipei City government

CURATORIALSHIP – FESTIVALS
FIVA, Fonlad, Loops.Expanded, Mostra Brasilenha Pioneiras da Videoarte y PLAY

PONSORHIP IN KIN
Bodegas PradoRey y LAV

THANKS
Josefa de la Roca y MIMP

MEDIAPARTNERS
Fluido Rosa

STAFF

Organizer: KREÆ [Instituto Creación Contemporánea
Director: Mario Gutiérrez Cru
Coordinator: Rebeca M Urizar
PROYECTOR OFF Coordinator: Gonzalo de Benito
LAP (Laboratorios Arte PROYECTOR) Coordinator: Ariadna Arce
Production Coordinator: Eloi Costilludo
Production Team: Cecilia Vieira, Giovanna Fernández, Julien Rose, Ramón García del Pomar, Raúl García Collado y Rebeca M Urizar
Marketing and Press Coordinator: Boreal Project
V.I.P. Coordinator: Federica Iozzia
Social Media/Marketing Coordinator: Rebeca M Urízar
Documentation Coordinator: Ángel Arroyo
Documentation and Visual Team: Araceli López, Cris Alonso, Rafhet Guerola, José Peris, Juan Caro, Julien Rose, Luis González, Nicolás Ibáñez
Curatorships: Cecilia Vieira, Mario Gutiérrez Cru, Mía de Diego, Rebeca M Urízar y Yese Astarloa
Mediation and protocol: Bárbara Luquero, Doménica Figari, Marta Delibes, Paula Ibarra, Sergio Agramunt y Tania Carrascosa
TrabslationsDaniel Bell y Teresa Del Pino
GFX Design Coordinator: Mario Gutiérrez Cru
Design Team: Froilán Blanco, Leonor Juárez y Lucía Salvatierra
Web: Mario Gutiérrez Cru
Texts: Agnieszka Jakób, Alain Fernández, Araceli López, Diego Prior, Domenica Figari, Francisco Pradilla, Joana Groba, Juanita Díaz, Luis Cemillán, Mario Gutiérrez Cru, Mía de Diego, Nicola Ibáñez, Rebeca M Urizar, Santiago Colombo y Yese Astarloa

PROYECTOR 2024

PROYECTOR 2024
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La Brecha 

2024

Rob Maldonado
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