A media lumbre

A media lumbre (Gently Under the Flame), brings together proposals that, from contemporary artistic practices, open up spaces for materials that, until recently, have remained hierarchised within subordinate perimeters: ceramics, clay, wool, textiles, embroidery, esparto grass, palm, wicker and other natural fibres. These materials also include sounds and silences. The voice is present, reclaiming oral tradition as a vehicle for memory, as in the ancient filandones, those night-time gatherings around the hearth, while performing manual tasks in the warmth of the shared fire. Through the pieces and their different materials, we approach non-hegemonic knowledge associated with the territories: crafts, trades and traditions linked to the land. Safeguarding vernacular knowledge means preserving not only techniques and manufacturing, but also an intangible heritage composed of oral traditions, memories, popular knowledge and collective affections. A heritage lit by half-light, to the slow rhythm of shared gestures and legacies.

List of artists: Ana Laura Aláez, Pilar Albarracín, Javier Bravo, Saskia Calderón, Susana Cámara Leret, Ricardo Calero, Ana Esteve Llorens, Antonio Fernández Alvira, Marta Font, Julie C. Fortier, Josefina Guilisasti, Noemi Iglesias Barrios, Mónica Jover, Cecilia Jurado Chueca, Glenda León, Sandra Mar, Adriana Meunié, Sonia Navarro, Lara Ordóñez, Nuria Riaza, Belén Rodríguez, Laura Segura, Isabel Servera, Laurita Siles, Jessica Stockholder, Sarah Viguer, Concha Ybarra

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