«Ilanmiktli» was an ephemeral intervention at the Cultural Center of Spain in Mexico City. The project It was temporary due to the restrictions arising from the pandemic. It lasted from May to September 2021, and focused on the only point of contact that the centre had with the public space, a window that allows a view of room 1 of the Cultural Centre, where the cycle of performances took place: a stage for memory.
DESIGN
The piece is composed of two words: Memory, in Spanish and its equivalent in Nahuatl: ilanmiktli. The coexistence of the two languages establishes a visible link between the work and the place where it is located: ancient Tenochtitlán. "Memory" superimposes its seven characters and folds over the three vertical surfaces of the space, generating a scenography abstract based on the geometric and chromatic variations that occur from the interpositions.
"Ilanmitkli" appears in white writing, perfectly legible, reversing the historical order and thus making Nahuatl the last layer on which to begin building the new stories through the different cultural activations of the work.
Deployed with the design adapted to the support
ACTIVATION
Over the course of two months, the mural executed in the space of Room 1 of the Cultural Center became the stage and starting point of an intercultural dialogue on the concept of memory through different performative actions under the cycle of activations: A space for memory. Performances and performances by Concepción Huerta, Marisol Cal y Mayor with Hynab Ku Mata Karo, Camila Arroyo with Ricardo Daniel and Alvaro Ruiz Mayagoitia; thus generating new relationships through the window, which continue to build a memory associated with Mexican cultural syncretism.
+ INFO
+ Intervention of approximately 25 m2
+ Plastic paint on wall
+ Thanks to David Ruiz Lopez – Prisuelos, and Javier Rodríguez Lara for keeping culture alive during such difficult times.
+ Execution team: Irene García, Javier Ballesteros
+ Photos courtesy of CCEMX
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