Manu
Direct commission
Ephemeral art installation in public space
Festival la Mostra d'Art Urbà de Espai d'Arts Roca Umbert - Granollers , Barcelona, Spain- May 2021
Tatakizomé on fabric, wooden structure, sound
5 m x 1 m on floor, height 3 m
The starting point of our intervention lies in the fact that mechanization led to the formalization of industrial architecture. Factories became the home of machines, and cities transformed to accommodate them. From this perspective, we can say that the Roca Umbert factory is, in reality, a mechanical product.
As cities and societies evolved due to the industrial revolution, the arrival of machines had a direct impact on the lives of the working class, who began to protest for better working conditions. Luddism was a protest movement whose response was the destruction of textile industry machines using hammers.
To this day, the term neo-Luddism is used to describe distrust of technology, and yet, there is a growing appreciation for handmade craftsmanship and artisanal processes.
The work MANU is constructed through these three elements of reflection: industrial architecture, Luddism, and textile screen printing. It involves creating an iconographic replica of the Roca Umbert factory, made out of fabric. The textile material previously produced in this factory becomes an architectural covering.
Ephemeral art installation in public space
Festival la Mostra d'Art Urbà de Espai d'Arts Roca Umbert - Granollers , Barcelona, Spain- May 2021
Tatakizomé on fabric, wooden structure, sound
5 m x 1 m on floor, height 3 m
The starting point of our intervention lies in the fact that mechanization led to the formalization of industrial architecture. Factories became the home of machines, and cities transformed to accommodate them. From this perspective, we can say that the Roca Umbert factory is, in reality, a mechanical product.
As cities and societies evolved due to the industrial revolution, the arrival of machines had a direct impact on the lives of the working class, who began to protest for better working conditions. Luddism was a protest movement whose response was the destruction of textile industry machines using hammers.
To this day, the term neo-Luddism is used to describe distrust of technology, and yet, there is a growing appreciation for handmade craftsmanship and artisanal processes.
The work MANU is constructed through these three elements of reflection: industrial architecture, Luddism, and textile screen printing. It involves creating an iconographic replica of the Roca Umbert factory, made out of fabric. The textile material previously produced in this factory becomes an architectural covering.
