Single-channel video, 4K; 16:9
Yary, a young singer from the Ebro Delta, performs Rondalla 99, a ballad from the future: a traditional song transformed into a speculative tale about life in the Delta yet to come. Her voice resonates like an echo of possible futures, not by invoking catastrophes, but by narrating ways of adaptation and survival. The piece draws inspiration from the oral transmission practices that have shaped the collective memory of the Ebro Delta, reinterpreting them and transforming the song into a tool of symbolic and emotional resistance.
Anna Moreno is a visual artist and researcher based between The
Hague and Barcelona. Her research-driven artistic practice focuses on the
inconclusive nature of historical and speculative future events. She examines how
past utopias continue to influence the present and the interplay between human
history and speculative futures. She has participated in residencies, such as at the
Jan Van Eyck Academie in Maastricht or the Seoul Art Space Geumcheon in Seoul,
and exhibited at institutions like the Joan Miró Foundation (Barcelona), MOCAB
(Belgrade), and HIAP (Helsinki). Moreno also incorporates teaching and writing into
her artistic career, publishing essays on art, politics, and architecture while teaching
artistic research internationally. Additionally, she is working on projects including a
science fiction film, Marfantes, and exhibitions such as Subsidence at HAUS
(Barcelona), curated by BAR Project. Her recent works, such as The Terminal
Beach's trilogy, explore intersections of 70s architecture, Mediterranean history, and
speculative economies through video installations.