1+1+1…: ‘Estaría bien que en algún momento podamos beber agua’ by Laia Ventayol García
9 — 21 November 2021
— Curated by Margot Cuevas
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- Laia Ventayol García
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- Margot Cuevas
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- Reial Cercle Artístic
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The project 'Estaría bien que en algún momento podamos beber agua' by artist Laia Ventayol García is part of the delocalized itinerary "1+1+1...", that will unfold throughout the Gothic and El Born neighborhoods from November 9-21.
Estaría bien que en algún momento podamos beber agua [It Would Be Good if We Could Drink Water at Some Point] discusses an encounter on the mountain to look for groundwater, albeit without extraction in mind. It is born from Ventanyol’s wish to carry out this bodily skill, by exerting her own sensitivity with which she will perceive the burbling of the water running underground and which will allow her to find it. The word zahorí (dowser) comes from the Spanish Arabic word zuhari, which is in turn derived from azzuharah. Zahar means to shine. A dowser’s ability is known as dowsing (or water divining), and it is defined as the ability to perceive radiations. This is one of humanity’s ancestral and animal abilities. Beginners use simple devices that amplify these radiations. Veteran dowsers rarely need these devices and rely on their own bodies. There is a wealth of manuals that provide detailed explanations on how to place your body, especially your feet, back, hands and fingers. Ventayol collects these manuals, especially due to her interest in the drawings they contain, which are curiously similar to old instruction sheets to assemble utilitarian devices.
Participants / actors: Laia Grau, Mireia Fornes, Maria Bonet, Toni Viejo, Lluís Nebot, Agustí Nebot, Joan Terrassa, Tomeu Torres, Xisca Fuster and Toni Bonet.
Camera: Agustí Torres
Postproduction: Laia Ventayol García, Sofía Sasso
Music: Jansky
Laia Ventayol García
- Artist
1984, Mallorca
Laia Ventayol García (Mallorca, 1984) is a visual artist and an alumnus of the University of Barcelona and the Akademie der Bildenden Künste Nürnberg (Prof. Baranowsky). She was awarded with the Scholarship for Women’s Equality in Research by the Bavarian Ministry of Art, Science and Research in 2019. She has displayed solo exhibitions at the CCA Andratx and Galeria Maior, and joint exhibitions with Cristina Moreno at Edel Extra Nürnberg. She has participated in a number of collective exhibitions including Uns Altres Temps at The Green Parrot Barcelona, BIAM 2020 at Lo Pati Amposta, The King, The Garden City, The Chorus & The Captain at Arnis, Goldrausch 2017 at the Kunstquartier Bethanien Berlin, and Die Offene Seite in Wiensowski & Harbord Berlin, among others. Her other collective projects include Quasi Veu – Episodi #4 Sentir Veus, directed by Caterina Almirall, the Yo tengo una grabadora y mi madre me deja una pala GRAF trail, directed by Marc Vives, and An inquiry into modes of existence, directed by Bruno Latour.
Last uptdate 17th September 2021
Margot Cuevas
1995, Barcelona
Margot E. Cuevas (Barcelona, 1995) is an art historian and independent curator, and she holds a master’s degree in advanced art history studies from the University of Barcelona. She has carried out her work as a curator along with management tasks, and she has worked for institutions such as the BlueProject Foundation (Barcelona) between 2017 and 2019. She is currently working at the Bombon Projects gallery (Barcelona). As an independent curator, she was granted a residence from 2019 to 2020 as part of the Affine program at Tangent Projects in L’Hospitalet (Barcelona) alongside curator Gabriel Virgilio Luciani. She has curated a number of exhibitions, such as A cor fantasma, with artist Mònica Planes (àngels Barcelona gallery, 2021) and has participated in the Art Nou 2020 program with the performance exhibition La Mina de Sal / La Sed Animal alongside the Drácula, El Pumarejo and FASE independent project spaces in L’Hospitalet. Moreover, she has curated other independent projects, such as the Hieros Logos exhibition, featuring artists Marcel Rubio, Joana Capella and Pablo del Pozo, and she curated the Ephemeral program for the Swab 2021 fair with Caterina Almirall.
Last update 28 September 2021
