IP23 Carmen's Center

Playing to Be Played
Batallar Batallamos
La Gallera, Valencia
CC l'Alcúdia | IVAM

42 pieces of ceramic painted with enamel on handmade clay tiles, using 18th-century enamel, showcase a technical evolution that unfolds progressively. The various applications of enamel reveal changes in technique as the process was perfected. This collection refers to the tents of the 15-M occupation in the Plaza del Ayuntamiento, ephemeral dwellings that constantly reconfigured according to the urgencies of the moment. These tents serve as a metaphor for inhabiting the paradox of time, where the perception of time is not linear but multidirectional and multiplies. Each piece is an intersection of multiple temporal paths, where time becomes spiral. History repeats itself, but each trajectory is unique. The pieces allow us to simultaneously inhabit multiple spaces-times, representing the connection between different historical agents and their shared memories.