View of the installation at Uppsala Konstmuseum. Photography by Pär Fredin.
A Tale of Resistance and Spatial Imagination - Uppsala Konstmuseum
December 2021 - January 2022
A work developed by Alba Folgado in collaboration with Nachla Libre
Curated by: Åsa Törnlund
This work departs from a research initiated by Alba Folgado, which pays attention to the visual, musical and performative representations that appear in protests as a way to effectively communicate social demands. It questions to which extent a revolutionary song, a puppet presentation, a public performance, or a symbol -such as a band blinding the eyes of a group of women or a green scarf around their neck- can affect social imaginaries. Nachla Libre is an artist working with different disciplines, including text and poetry. She even co-founded and participated of the spoken word platform “Revolution Poetry” which shared stories from the city suburbs. In this occasion Nachla Libre and Alba Folgado collaborate to unveil the nuances of Spoken Word, an oral expression that combines poetry with intonation, bodily gestures and theatrical strategies. Together they present an installation, that through sound and text invites the public to critically connect with stories of social injustice and inequality.
Read the short stories and poems written by Alba Folgado here (english only).
Read the long poem written by Nachla Libre here (swedish only).
View of the installation at Uppsala Konstmuseum. Photography by Pär Fredin.
