De les trepitjades se n'estampen les paraules

Its title is inspired by the work of Fina Miralles, Petjades (1976). This project explores the mechanisms through which we perceive memory, from the act of stepping to the deep act of leaving a trace. Here, the footprint becomes a poetic gesture, a metaphor for the ephemeral that, in its register, transitions between individual and collective memory, creating a subtle yet powerful appropriation of space. The exhibition proposes memory as a living entity, a subtle regulator of our behaviors. The footprint, as an action and as a memory, becomes a tool for recovering the past and understanding the present. In this ephemeral and tangible act, the very constituent of memory is revealed: a fleeting yet significant constancy.

The footprint, materialized on the floor, is presented as a synergistic element that connects the lived experience with the poetic action of time. Through experimentation and artistic practice, the artists in the exhibition delve into this act of remembering and its link to the word. Their works engage in dialogue, generating conversations that not only explore the ephemeral dimension of the trace but also its ability to open poetic spaces and reconfigure memory over time. This is an invitation to observe how the simplest gesture can contain infinite complexity, a narrative of the lived moment that transcends the present to uncover new layers of meaning.

This exhibition is part of the Mirada Pilot project, an emerging curatorial program to create an exhibition that will travel through the Centro Cívico Barceloneta, the Espacio Joven Boca Norte, and the Centro Cívico Sant Andreu. These interconnected spaces serve as support platforms for emerging curators, offering spaces and resources for the development of new artistic and cultural proposals.
The curatorial discourse presented is composed of four artistic proposals participating in the Stripart Festival at the Centro Cívico Guinardó.

Curator: Kike Ortega Romero
Artists: África Gómez, Emma Clapés, Verónica Cerna, Rubén González, and Montserrat Arànega.

• From February 6 to 28 at the Centro Cívico Barceloneta.
• From March 6 to April 2 at the Espacio Joven Boca Norte.
• From April 9 to May 7 at the Centro Cívico Sant Andreu.

• Check the page of each center for complementary activities to the exhibition