Free association. A tour through Mela Dávila Freire’s library

A library is more than a collection of books: it is a carefully selected and organised collection, with subtle connections between its elements. Although it may initially appear to be a chaotic accumulation, each book is linked to others by mysterious affinities, forming a network of meaning. ‘Free Association’ presents the possible interrelationships that, like invisible threads charged with meaning, link some of the titles that are part of a personal library, in which artist’s publications occupy an important space but coexist with printed materials that, a priori, do not seem to share the same rank. These connections, sometimes evident and sometimes barely perceptible, reveal the essence of the library as a unique collection.