IVAM brings art to the rural setting of Alicante

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purpose is not only bring art to the smallest towns It is a matter of the Valencian Community, but also of both. environment and its inhabitants becomes the axis on which artistic creations rotate. these are the basics project confluence Launched by IVAM in 2021 to promote cultural development in their municipalities Route 99 with less than 100 inhabitants.

In this third edition, the venture has developed In the four towns of Alicante in El Comtat: Benillup, Benimassot, Tollos and Famorca. Different artists worked there to develop their proposals, which will be presented to residents of each town on Saturday. discover special pieces made in each of these towns and get them to participate. In fact, the memory of the elders in these towns is what drives their work.

Development of the La Cuarta Piel project. INFORMATION

The Alicante collective developed the La Cuarta Piel project. famorka. A proposal based on research of various elements such as historical significance. Font Fridge, Celebration in the villages and the importance of the village people. With the help of the town’s neighbors and based on these buildings, they designed what they called it. “Famorca ice cream”, It will be tasted during the day as a way to “carry the tradition of ice cream into the present”.

It will be from 6 pm when La Cuarta Piel and the rest of the artist team will celebrate the end of the day with their neighbors. Taste the created ice cream from the ideas and memories of its inhabitants. And then there will be dancing.

sound project

ruben garcia Worked at (Bicorp, 1974) Benilupwhere did he develop an audio project based on the choice of listening points. The artist invites you to pay attention to the sounds that are part of the game. landscape of village environmenthas created an installation in Travadell perspective to experience listening through bone induction and without the intervention of the ears to encourage inside-body listening.

One of Rubén García’s sound installations in Benillup. INFORMATION

The artist will experience listening to the audio track by visiting the Travadell viewpoint tomorrow at 10:30. Bottom Vertical.

This Extremaduran artist Lola Zoido (Badajoz, 1994) created in Benimassot. a series of sculptures from the use of Artificial Intelligence that appeals to the gesture of tossing a coin into the water to make a wish, each with figures such as almond blossom or olive branch. Pieces completed with a series credit cards, placed the now dry canal running through the town and this will be the tour with the participants tomorrow.

One of the coins created by Lola Zoido. INFORMATION

local history

Pilar Beltran (Castello, 1969) developed a project in Tollos. local history reported by neighbors. goal was rrestore the lost sound of the herds which had previously stripped the area through the installation of a series of hanging statues rattles and bells in different sizes and sounds.

One of the pieces made with rattles. INFORMATION

The artist will intervene in Istanbul at 12:30. land close to the city. There, the sound of statues and their herds will be activated, connecting with the established idea of ​​the countryside.

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