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Ana Esteve Reig. ‘Fancams’

14 — 24 November 2023

Ana Esteve Reig 'Fancams', 2022. Image courtesy of the artist and Luis Adelantado Valencia.
Ana Esteve Reig 'Fancams', 2022. Image courtesy of the artist and Luis Adelantado Valencia.
Artists
Ana Esteve Reig
Venues
Ocean Drive Barcelona
A project by
Ocean Drive Barcelona & LOOP
Contributor
Luis Adelantado Valencia
Date and hours
14 — 24 November 2023 Add to calendar
Additional info
Monday to Sunday from 10 to 21h.

The images and videos we use to present ourselves and establish our online identities have given rise to novel ways of engaging and performing before the camera. In fact, the new generations are used to creating and posting videos on social networks to express themselves and connect with others. Fancams focuses on a very specific community of young people who meet up in the Azca area of Madrid on weekends to rehearse choreographies that will later be recorded and shared on their social networks. This unique urban environment near the Nuevos Ministerios metro station boasts office buildings that serve as mirrors, allowing them to watch themselves as if they were in a dance studio. They perform by copying choreographies designed to be recorded on mobile phones, due to this limitation, not only do they create new body language, they also create new communities both online and offline. This particular community is diverse and inclusive (in terms of gender, identity, ethnicity, and age), allowing them to have a safe space to express themselves and display their identities without fear of repercussions. Through their dance and outfits, they express themselves and support one another by copying choreographies from K-pop, hip hop, or reggaeton. The piece is conceived as an audiovisual depiction of the new generations, resembling a collective dance in which various protagonists gradually appear and dance in slow motion, creating the impression that time is slowing down.

 

Ana Esteve Reig

www.anaestevereig.com

1986, Agres

Ana Esteve Reig

The work of Ana Esteve Reig (Agres, 1986), develops mainly in the field of video art. Through her productions, the artist addresses issues such as the construction of social archetypes, the dichotomy between reality and fiction, and social dynamics in virtual reality.

Recently she had an important solo show at Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemizsa. Her work has been recognized with the BBVA Video Art Creation Multiverse Scholarship, and has been recipient off aid from both the Ministry of Culture and Sports and the Community of Madrid. Likewise, her work has been exhibited at the Valencia Institute of Modern Art in Alcoi, in the #Unmetroymedio project of Dos de Mayo Art Center and at Espai d’Art Contemporani de Castelló (EACC), among others.