Hojas de Prueba, Daniel Sánchez
With Hojas de Prueba, Daniel is asking the question, ‘Can art be conceived unintentionally?’ Hojas de Prueba is a collection of abstract pieces of involuntary, anonymous, collective art, collected by Daniel from seven London stationery shops over the space of a year. With 2kg worth of stationery testing papers harvested, Daniel was able to play […]
My Belly is Mine
The coat hanger is the medial instrument used by women for self-induced abortions, and adopted by My Belly is Mine as the symbol of its pro-choice campaign and its protests against the Spanish anti-abortion draft bill, Gallardón’s Law (la ley de Gallardón). For this exhibition, the group have asked various artists, art students and craftivists […]
Fighters! (We all are), Luis Martínez Arnal
The project was conceived as a way of promoting small organisations and individuals who are not satisfied with the present state of society and are finding ways to fight for what they think is fair. The series portrays activists and volunteers of all ages, professions and backgrounds. Luis explains that ‘the bottom line is that […]
Cambio de Planes, Adrián Cuesta and Luís Martínez
Focussing on the growing Spanish community in London and the UK, Cambio de Planes is a photography project exploring cases of highly-educated Spaniards carrying out lesser-qualified jobs in the UK. ‘Since the start of the crisis, many Spaniards are struggling to get the positions they feel they deserve that the crisis in Spain may have […]
Habla de Arte Workshop
This workshop was attended by learners of Spanish from the Meetup group ‘Spanish Tutor in London’. Participants discussed current social issues in Spain in the target language while looking at the artists’ work. They also created protest banners and a fanzine in Spanish that will soon be available online.
Photography for Social Change Workshop
Yesterday afternoon, it was time for some photography. With our ‘rejects’ Luís Martínez Arnal and Adrián Cuesta, we dived into the world of photography for social change. During the first part of the workshop, Luís and Adrián talked about different photography projects that aim at putting social issues in the ‘spotlight’. During the second part, […]
Art Circus Workshop
Yesterday morning, Lola Baro and Rosa Pérez led our Art Circus workshop for children… and we all went jugglers! We made our We were then ready for delicious juggling. We started by simple exercises, and little by little, we got to do more difficult ones. It was so much fun!
Spanish Art Puppets Workshop
María and Jessica of Lon-art.org ran a Saturday morning workshop for children, creating puppets inspired by famous Spanish artworks. From Velázquez meninas with sparkly dresses to fire-breathing Gaudí lizards, the kids really showed their artistic talent! Check out what they made! Photos by Ioana Ursescu
Censura Grupal Workshop
Yesterday evening, we held our third workshop, Censura Grupal. The inspiration for this workshop was the Gag Law in Spain, which introduces steep fines for activists who take part in unauthorised protests, publish images of the police or interrupt public events. Led by our ‘reject’ Daniel Sánchez and textile artist Sarah Knight, we experimented with […]
Women, Ceramics and Migration Workshop
On Friday afternoon, we held a ceramic workshop with our amazing ceramist Verónica Restrepo. She illuminated us about the history of ceramics and the development of clay techniques in order to reflect about different migration aspects. As Verónica beautifully described it, we started our “negotiation” with clay. We explored the pitching technique together with our […]