This is the poem through which the Spanish World Heritage cities speak to us. They speak to us through the verses written by their poets. They speak to us of the present, of the past and their memories, of themselves and their fears, aware that only through a contemporary language will they remain alive.
THE LABYRINTH
The project is planned in 3 phases of 5 weeks.
Map of the order of the poem in the World Heritage cities of Spain.
Reading scheme of the pieces.
3D simulation prior to execution of the work.
THE POEM
I.
Desemboca en el túnel
ingrávido del sueño
Ve como la palabra
assumes his presence
Habitan los recuerdos
en un tiempo distinto
No son más que un río lento
de instantes ya vividos
Cierra los ojos y conversa.
Aquello cuanto ves lo es todo.
II.
O presente é o verdadeiro
protagonista do tempo
Perpetuos laberintos
donde se esfuma todo
Ocupando el lugar,
inventando cada día
Resonando por las calles del tiempo,
a su manera
Tenía miedo de ausentarme
y dejarme allí lo eterno.
III.
Porque todos los finales
son el mismo repetido
Reposa el cuerpo
en la húmeda tierra de la memoria
Con las manos vacías
y con el alma llena
Curulla de promesses
en tot és possible
flueix vers mi do nou.
Presència.
+ INFO
+ Project carried out by order of the Group of World Heritage Cities of Spain, in coordination with the City Councils of the 15 cities that comprise it
+ The installation has toured Cáceres, Toledo, Cuenca, Segovia, Ávila, Santiago de Compostela, Salamanca, Mérida, Córdoba, Baeza, Ubeda, San Cristóbal de la Laguna, Alcalá de Henares, Tarragona and Ibiza, between September 2016 and October 2017.
+ We would like to thank all the poets, musicians and writers from each city for their generosity in donating their verses to the project:
+ The design and selection of poems has been done by Boa Mistura
+ The construction of the prisms has been carried out by All for the Praxis
+ To carry out the project we have had the incredible support of Angela Amer, Luisa Septién, Daniel de Julio, Marta Barcal, María Vadell and Belén Lafuente
+ We would like to thank Maderas Garnica for sponsoring the wood for making the prisms and all the Town Councils for their availability and support.
+ Thanks to Rafa GIF, Nikki Garcia, Chema Puron, Charlie Medina and Nüll García for their wonderful collaboration in the video
+ We have discovered with this project that the true heritage of Spanish cities is in their croquettes. Tasted carefully at each stage
+ Execution team: Pablo G. Mena, Àngela Amer, Dani de Julio, Diego Vicente, Clara González, Luisa Septién, Marta Barcal, María Vadell, Belén Lafuente, Clara González, Victoria Díaz, Erika
+ Photography by Boa Mistura
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