Baroque constellations
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| Admission: Free admission |
| Ticket: No ticket required |
| Which languages: German, Spanish |
| Venue: Kleines Foyer, EG |
| Belongs to: Fiesta de Día de Muertos |
The installation Baroque constellations offers the spectators the possibility to explore the historical-conceptual web opened by the capitalist modernity in Latin America, presenting two constellations that are intertwined in their historical-dialectical development and reach until today. On the one hand, these are the elements and dimensions that shape the colonial project of said modernity, and on the other hand, the dynamics and resources of the survival strategy that had to be developed in Latin America in response to this project. Elements that shaped the ethos or baroque behavior that can be observed in the different cultural, social and political-economic forms and expressions in Latin America since the 17th century, a century known as the baroque century and that of the counter-conquista. The installation provides elements for critical reflection on the effects and consequences of European colonialism, as well as for understanding cultural expressions from Latin America.
Florence Rojas-Keyser – concept and texts
Iván Carrasco – concept and text
Mauricio Vivas – concept and graphic design
Jorge Baldeón – concept
Celia Ibáñez – concept
Artists
Musician and graphic designer, born in Caracas, Venezuela and currently living in Leipzig. Master’s degree at the Hochschule für Grafik und Buchkunst Leipzig.
Iván Carrasco Andrés, philosopher, independent researcher, was born in Oaxaca, México and studied at the UNAM. He currently lives in Berlin and for years he has been studying the works of Hegel, Marx, Lukács, Heidegger and Bolivar Echeverría as well as socio-political and geo-political issues, especially in relation to Latin America.
Born in Cherán, Mexico. Social anthropologist at the UAM in Mexico City and Master in Interdisciplinary Latin American Studies at the FU Berlin. She works on political anthropology, social movements and environmental conflicts. She has lived in Berlin for five years.
Interdisciplinary artist. Lives and works in Peru and Germany.
Born and raised in Berlin. Student at the Hochschule für Grafik und Buchkunst Leipzig, freelance illustrator, coordinator of the cultural association Calaca e.V. in Berlin and singer in various music projects in Leipzig.