BURBUJAS EFÍMERAS
Casa del Lago UNAM
Mexico City, Mexico, 2021 - 2022
The Pandemic and the Workshop (2021)
In 2021, Plastique Fantastique was invited by Casa del Lago UNAM, in collaboration with the Goethe-Institut Mexiko and the Faculty of Architecture UNAM, to create a performative installation in the spaces of Casa del Lago in the Bosque de Chapultepec in Mexico City. Due to the restrictions imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic, an alternative free virtual workshop took place. During the workshop, participants examined the work of the collective Plastique Fantastique and discussed topics such as public spaces in times of a pandemic, performances vs. installations, and more.
The workshop welcomed artists from various fields, such as the performing arts, visual arts, film, and music, who were open to working alongside a group of students of architecture, landscape architecture, and industrial design. The participants were invited to develop installations and programmatic proposals.
The Casa del Lago and the Intervention (2022)
In 2022, a revisited temporary architecture — created in cooperation with the Department of Landscape Architecture at the Dresden University of Applied Sciences — was finally installed in the public spaces of Casa del Lago. Three artistic collectives that participated in the previous year's workshop, led by Marco Canevacci and Yena Young, featured different activations inside and around the ephemeral environment. Among them were sound artist Malitzin Cortés (CNDSD), Teatro de la Rendija, EsporaLab, and Amplio Espectro.
Workshop and Artistic Direction
Marco Canevacci and Yena Young (Plastique Fantastique)
Ilona Goyeneche (Casa del Lago UNAM)
Participating Artists:
Malitzin Cortés (CNDSD)
Teatro de la Rendija and EsporaLab
Amplio Espectro (Arturo Lugo, Joshua Dalí Sánchez y Valentina Ayluardo)
Partners:
Casa del Lago UNAM:
Cinthya García Leyva, , Georgina Hugues, Beruz Herrero, Denise Morales, Serafín Monserrat, Alejandra Grobet, Jean Pierre Espinosa López
Department of Landscape Architecture at the Dresden University of Applied Sciences
Ana Viader Soler, Anne Oberritter, Michèle Robin Jankoswi and Laura Veronese
Prof. Karla Rodriguez
Norberto Miranda
Special Thanks for the Support:
Goethe-Institut Mexiko
PAECI
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