CAMPOS LÍQUIDOS

For the third year, a select group of students from the Post-graduate degree studies in Design and Spatial Performance at the prestigious London school of architecture, AA Architectural Association School, has created a spatial intervention at three European locations, including amongst them Matadero.  It is accompanied by interdisciplinary artistic programming encouraging both local and international agents and collectives to participate.    The AAIS (Arquitectural Association, Interprofessional Studio) program in whose framework the post-graduate degree is arranged acts as a creative office to stimulate its students, professionals from different disciplines, to develop language that goes beyond the borders between artistic areas.  Its sojourn through Matadero is intended as an invitation to build a network of experts carrying different but complementary baggage: performing arts, design, music, film, photography, fashion, communication, and curatorship.
This is not the first time AAIS has visited Matadero Madrid.  In previous editions, it presented Exquisite Corpse (2011) and Ángulos de Incidencia 40° 3°(2012).
  This year brings us Campos Líquidos (Flow Field) from June 6 through 9.
  This multi-sensory installation that centers on and irradiates out from the movement of water, offering programming that plays on the relationship between the body, music, and image.  A permeable and mobile form inhabits Calle Matadero, acting as a live landscape where performances, culinary workshops, musical sessions are planned, where the public will become an integral part of the events.  Following this programming, the installation will stay on in the public space at Matadero as urban furntiture for visitors' enjoyment.
  In May Campos Líquidos will be occupying the Galería de Roca designed by Zaha Hadid in London, before coming to Matadero in June.  After summer, it is being presented at the Lisbon Architecture Triennale, September 11, 2013.    In the programming for Campos Líquidos Distract Fold Ensemble, New Movement Collective and Fundació Enric Miralles will be participating.

PROGRAM

4th JUNE

Salon talk at Roca Madrid Gallery:

7pm The salon talk at the Roca gallery will open the discussion of the events. Invited speakers (tbc) from diverse fields of backgrounds will discuss the advantages and risks of interdisciplinary work processes, especially in light of uncertain economic conditions.

6th June

7pm Nave 16.2 Event opening and AAIS presentation

8pm Nave 16. 1 Opening of the exhibition Who makes Europe

10pm Nave 16.3 Music and audiovisuals from AAIS  

7th JUNE

Nave 16. 2

8pm Introductory performance Flow Fields

A smaller assemble of dancers and musicians from New Movement Collective, Distract Fold and Metamind will perform with the installations and constructions of the AAIS.

9pm Discussion with artists and students
  9.30pm Flow Field Celebration
  DJ Andy Dean and VJ Group Metamind will transform the overall Flow Field installation into a celebration of sound and visuals.

8th JUNE

Nave 16.2

7pm-9pm Concert in colaboration with Each One Teach One Party festival: Karim Salah and Jazzoblexx-Rapeando King Shorty-Reggae Dub Spirit Mosiah and Sibidibo Band
9pm-12am Flow Fields
  Main Peformance of Flow Fields (AAIS/ NMC/ DFE/ Metamind) followed by the opportunity to discuss the work with the artist and students.

9th JUNE

Nave 16.2
2pm Urban Picnic
  Barter Exchange Market of ideas, food, services (no money exchange). Anyone can come and offer something in exchange for something else. This will create a vibrant exchange and flow of ideas between locals, artist and creatives that accumulate in one extensive urban picnic and at the same time workshop and knowledge exchange. All exchanges will be documented and guided by the creative team of AAIS and FEM.
  4pm to 4:30 pm Concert in colaboration with Each One Teach One Party festival - A los Orishas

 


*Photo credits: Sue Jan Yeong