THE PROJECTS OF LA MAYA_
SANTIAGO'S ROAD Plan of cultural revaluation of its inciatic essence
Plan de revalorización cultural de su esencia como rito de paso
FOR THE LOVE OF THE ROAD
Objective : Preserve the essence of the Camino de Santiago as a rite of passage and initiation adventure after having become an excessively touristy good in which tourism deteriorates the best attributes that consolidate it as a World Heritage Site.
How : Through the 16 cultural proposals of the plan:
Artistic productions:
1. Documentary on the Oral Traditions of the Camino (2020 -2021)
2. Publication on the Oral Traditions of the Camino (2020 -2021)
3. Documentary on Veterans and Rural Hospitality on the Camino (202 1 -2022)
4. Publication on Veterans and Rural Hospitality on the Camino (2021 -2022)
5. Monographic Documentary on Jesús Jato (2021 -22)
6. Monographic Publication on Jesús Jato (2021 -22)
7. Artistic guide to the Camino as a rite of passage (2022)
8. Modeling of sculptures to replace lost heritage on the Camino
Proposals for sociocultural action and intervention:
9. I, II, III Cultural Days on the Way (2019/2020/2021)
10. VII, VIII, IX International Meeting of Visual Artists (19/20/21)
11. Construction of an Art Workshop in the Ave Fénix shelter (2018)
12. Creation of an Artists Residence at the Ave Fénix hostel (2021)
13. Creation of a Congress Space in Ave Fénix (2019)
14. Sculpture Workshops based on the cleaning of illegal landfills on the Camino
15. Sustainable Gastronomy Programs run by Seniors
16. Creation of a brand of ecological products of the Ave Fénix hostel
In collaboration with the Ave Fénix Peregrines Hostel (Villafranca del Bierzo), Art Space / Open Space, Codocóncodo Creative Coworking, Audiovisual Folklore, Berkori Producciones, Menendex Films.
VENICE Can a community keep its own city afloat?
¿Puede una comunidad mantener a flote su propia ciudad?
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Art on board the Venetian artisan Maya sailboat , closely linked to the history of the city and recovered with the help of the neighbors to transform it into a pirate pavilion and access the Biennial as a Trojan horse on which to make visible the contemporary phenomena that affect.
May 2017- "Vitácora de Maya":
Artistic assault on the Canal de la Bienal during the inauguration of the 57th Art Biennial
Collective performance on board with reflections of different people close to the city + Video projections at La Vela de Maya and the Arsenale in Venice + Subsequent discussion + Presentation Vitácora de Maya artistic book.
May 2016- "Mentre tu pensi solo a volarre":
Exhibition at the Andrea Tardini Gallery in Venice during the 15th Architecture Biennale
Drawings, texts and videos about the Maya and its relationship with the social, environmental and aesthetic phenomena that affect the Venetians + live deconstruction performance of an artisanal boat + The guests arrive aboard Maya to the show.
VILLA DE FUENTIDUEÑA Reflecting the memory of a Romanesque treasure exiled to the USA
Reflotando la memoria de un tesoro románico exiliado a EEUU
MemorIA Fuentidueña es un proyecto que conecta patrimonio, memoria colectiva y tecnología para abordar la despoblación rural desde la comunidad.
Parte de un caso único: el expolio del ábside románico de San Martín, trasladado al Metropolitan Museum of Art en 1957 siendo ya Monumento Nacional. Hoy, el proyecto propone reactivar ese vacío desde el pueblo, recuperando relatos, saberes y vínculos a través de talleres intergeneracionales, un archivo digital vivo y una restitución virtual del ábside tal como lo recuerdan sus vecinos.
Entre sus acciones destaca la creación colectiva de una maqueta en barro del ábside, donde la memoria se transmite a través del gesto y la materia, y su posterior traducción a un modelo 3D visible mediante realidad virtual en su ubicación original. El proyecto culmina en el documental 70 años sin San Martín y se plantea como un modelo replicable en otros territorios afectados por pérdida patrimonial y despoblación.