Network of Cultural Centres, Spanish Cooperation
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En juego (In play) installation by Eugenio Ampudia in the exhibition El poder de la palabra, curated by PROYECTOR / Videoart Platform. Lima, 2016
Another exhibition highlighting textual and communicative values was El poder de la palabra (The power of the word), curated by the team that was also responsible for the video art festival Proyector at the Cultural Centre of Spain in Lima. The last time I had the opportunity of collaborating with Spanish Cooperation was just a few months ago, at the Cultural Centre in Miami, headed by Ignacio Moralejo, where I presented a solo exhibition, curated by Blanca de la Torre. Titled La inmovilidad del movimiento (The immobility of movement), it was inspired by the great Spanish philosopher MarĂa Zambrano, and especially her work Los sueĂąos y el tiempo (Dreams and time). Our aim in this exhibition was to present a discourse on the relationship between dreams and time. Taking the view that falling asleep is a gesture defying the normal order of things, and therefore that dreams provide an opening into other imaginaries, the exhibition sought to re-read the history of art itself and to reconsider the spaces assigned to culture. Indeed, I believe this is the duty of our Cultural Centres: to intervene and to provide a platform for mediation and experiences, one that is both multifaceted and inclusive, scrutinising and showcasing the past, present and future of culture. Accordingly, the Cultural Centres must be managed by persons who are outstanding not only in their leadership, but also in their professional outlook towards cultural politics and programming, so that culture may be valued as it deserves. To my mind, the Centres must be supporters, facilitators and generators of synergies, as qualities necessary to their mission, and continue to be cultural and
