{"id":11596,"date":"2020-04-21T19:17:46","date_gmt":"2020-04-21T17:17:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/graf.cat\/abril-per-laura-olea-lopez\/"},"modified":"2020-06-11T16:14:04","modified_gmt":"2020-06-11T14:14:04","slug":"abril-per-laura-olea-lopez","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/graf.cat\/en\/abril-per-laura-olea-lopez\/","title":{"rendered":"April 2020 <br> by Laura Olea L\u00f3pez"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Navigation diary: a drift of a digital quarantine<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>1st of April 2020<\/p>\n<p>That day in which the mainland was uncertain<br \/>\nwe all jumped into the sea<br \/>\nit came unexpectedly<br \/>\nthe city was left behind, a change<br \/>\nit was time to leave.<br \/>\nLooking for new horizons<br \/>\nI remember that we invited to participate<br \/>\nthe ship is going to set sail<br \/>\nas we hastily recognized rigging<br \/>\naway from physical reality<br \/>\nwe summoned vocation and spirit<br \/>\nmaking offerings given the situation.<\/p>\n<p>All this<br \/>\nlike it unfolded smoothly<br \/>\nbecause without knowing direction or way<br \/>\ndaring sailors jumped into the new panorama:<br \/>\nthe route would be adrift<br \/>\nsince the maps have no longer any value.<\/p>\n<p>When we saw ourselves surrounded by the sea<br \/>\nand on the horizon, we could only<br \/>\nstay afloat.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>5th of April 2020<\/p>\n<p>Religiously on Sundays<br \/>\na great captain starts boarding<br \/>\narmored with vinyls<br \/>\nshoots <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCSwtW0vYGuMDcgPSBX-PIjw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sesi\u00f3n Verm\u00fa<\/a><br \/>\nduring the passing of the morning<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/poderesmentales.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DJ de la Muerte, being of a thousand faces<\/a><br \/>\nis the one who regularly puts the olive<br \/>\nin this tidal wave of monotony<br \/>\nwhere we cannot distinguish<br \/>\nfrom each other the next day.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>8th of April 2020<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=0J41WLrsnVA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Big Pink Moon appears<\/a><br \/>\nwith a certain melancholy of something beyond<br \/>\nglimpses from the window<br \/>\nmaking us understand.<br \/>\nAs witnesses of any discovery<br \/>\nwe reveal other appearance<br \/>\nscreen shot, memory, also stories<br \/>\nwe prepare the contemplation by archiving in logbook.<\/p>\n<p>Part of the crew, soon stunned<br \/>\nneeds to rest from the scroll<br \/>\nand we follow the rambling of the waves<br \/>\ndizzy, intrigued<br \/>\nwaves of hyperlinks bring us closer to shore<br \/>\nand on Netflix\u2019s beach, we&#8217;re now stranded<br \/>\nwitnessing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.netflix.com\/title\/80057687\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">epic table-tennis battles<\/a><br \/>\nwe will wait to regain consciousness.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>11th of April 2020<\/p>\n<p>The ship is not moving<br \/>\nsecond day without even a wisp of wind<br \/>\nthe sails well kept<br \/>\nfor the desire to stop<br \/>\noars are lying down<br \/>\nlet\u2019s rest<br \/>\nwithout refreshing<br \/>\nthe thumb.<\/p>\n<p>Against a pirate, that minister<br \/>\nthe good people<br \/>\norganized the riot<br \/>\nwith their first instinct.<\/p>\n<p>The crew without a screen<br \/>\nlooks out for other horizons<br \/>\nand recovers<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/andreabescos\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> the feel of paper<\/a><br \/>\nwith two pending shelves.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>14th of April 2020<\/p>\n<p>Very soon<br \/>\nwe return to a calm navigation<br \/>\nleaning out to starboard<br \/>\na reflection on the water opens the meditation<br \/>\nof the <a href=\"http:\/\/higomental.com\/higo_mental_ontologias.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Higo Mental<\/a><br \/>\nin what we have embarked on:<br \/>\ninterlaced image networks<br \/>\nendless cross relations<br \/>\nconstant mutation and repositioning,<br \/>\nthis adrift navigation explores<br \/>\nboth Atlas and Warburg.<\/p>\n<p>We also look horizontals<br \/>\npassing through the sky<br \/>\nwith the hearing of the birds<br \/>\nflowing incessantly:<br \/>\nuncountable past time<br \/>\nin constant correspondence<br \/>\nAlfred Marasigan and Tsering Frykman-Glen<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.tangent-projects.com\/affine-10-volery-alfred-maragisan-tsering-frykman-glen\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">chased any winged trail<\/a><br \/>\nnow preserved in cloud form<br \/>\nindexed clucking.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>16th of April 2020<\/p>\n<p>We sailed before dawn<br \/>\nwithout using the anchor yet<br \/>\nwe see the city<br \/>\nfor those who wish<br \/>\nlook at the streets of Wuhan,<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/xaviceerre.com\/quarantine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Quarentine Gallery<\/a> shocks.<br \/>\nXavi Ceere is the curator<br \/>\nof three changing scenarios<br \/>\nwith seafaring trails<br \/>\nAbel Iglesias, Josep Maynou<br \/>\nMar Reykjavik, Milena Rossignoli<br \/>\nand even some more<br \/>\nthey are creators of great figures<br \/>\nin flashes, they return us to Instagram.<br \/>\nFrom this website<br \/>\nof radical and open-minded experimentation<br \/>\nto the visualization in 360<br \/>\ntheir art uses wit, jokes, ruins<br \/>\nin an inaccessible, controversial space.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>18th of April 2020<\/p>\n<p>To lead the expedition<br \/>\nwe proceed without rudder<br \/>\nwith the crew hungry for targets<br \/>\nfrom newsletter and also shared ones<br \/>\nnow without privatizing<br \/>\nopen treasures<br \/>\npleased to be discovered.<\/p>\n<p>In the port with universal draught<br \/>\nwith the possibility of evocative treasures<br \/>\nwe arrived at Can Felipa, the exceptional island<br \/>\nwe consult germs, riddles and fluids<br \/>\nalso the specimen by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cccanfelipa.cat\/arts-visuals\/exposicio-en-curs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ALL\u00c9LON<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>21st of April 2020<\/p>\n<p>In a river between sea and ocean<br \/>\nwe follow the currents<br \/>\nin a digital storage ecosystem<br \/>\nthe <a href=\"https:\/\/space.harddiskmuseum.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HARDDISK MUSEUM<\/a> is a metaphor<br \/>\na display in which to float<br \/>\nfiles just like material silicon.<\/p>\n<p>Divided by typologies and formats,<br \/>\n.jpg, .mp4, .html, mp3, .gif, .fbx<br \/>\nthese files link to question:<br \/>\nSabrina Ratt\u00e9, Rosana Antol\u00ed, Mar\u00eda Ca\u00f1as, C\u00e9sar Escudero Andaluz and Mario<br \/>\nSantamar\u00eda &#8230;<br \/>\nAlso <a href=\"https:\/\/space.harddiskmuseum.com\/repository\/mit-borras\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mit Borr\u00e1s<\/a> involved<br \/>\na world conquered by plants<br \/>\nmotion pictures<br \/>\nmindfulness<br \/>\nwhile you keep leaving your body<br \/>\nto become \u201can ideal machine\u201d<br \/>\nnow take a deep breath.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>23rd of April<\/p>\n<p>In the cellar<br \/>\n<em>large quantities of oranges<\/em><br \/>\n<em>lemons and sugar cane<\/em>,<br \/>\nwith a colourful sticker, promise of freshness<br \/>\nthat we all need<br \/>\nsupply must be shaken<br \/>\nsavour new sensations<br \/>\nsome flavour<br \/>\nfor those who say they want to venture:<\/p>\n<p>Gastronomic influences arrive and are followed<br \/>\nby recipes related to songs<br \/>\nwith cooking rhythm, a <a href=\"https:\/\/radiorelativa.xyz\/show\/maridaje\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pairing<\/a><br \/>\nwith Bel\u00e9n Cabello narrating delicacies.<\/p>\n<p>Two experimental chefs perform another stew<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=pdDFqxO-n8g&amp;t=85s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cuina.li<\/a> with mime and in the shade<br \/>\na pinch of Jaume Clotet, a dash of Pol Oliv\u00e9<br \/>\nserved for YouTube by Cl\u00e0udia del Barrio.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>26th of April 2020<\/p>\n<p>We found something solid,<br \/>\nland at last?<br \/>\nas we approach<br \/>\nit shows before us<br \/>\na floating fortress<br \/>\nof powerful construction<br \/>\nmarble columns support a ceiling<br \/>\nalso floating<br \/>\nthey make their shows<br \/>\nwith offerings of files, packed<br \/>\nwithout ground sign<br \/>\nlong past times.<\/p>\n<p>With a lot to explore<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/virtualmuseums.io\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">travelling in one click<\/a><br \/>\nit is worth browsing around<br \/>\nvirtual techniques<br \/>\nof Samples in Museums<br \/>\ncontemporary and ancient<br \/>\nnow inland waterway.<\/p>\n<p>Those palaces on the surface of the sea<br \/>\nflourishes in flash player<br \/>\na rich code<br \/>\nwithout any land<br \/>\nno bronze<br \/>\nthere is no more matter.<br \/>\nJoined to the link<br \/>\ngalleries of images<br \/>\nthe slide parades<br \/>\nin currents of flatness.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>30th of April 2020<\/p>\n<p>Sailing at a shallow depth<br \/>\na wide river mouth<br \/>\nwe anchor for today<br \/>\nto find where we are:<br \/>\npeople dance<br \/>\nto the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/neurodungeon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Neurodungeon<\/a><br \/>\nmasked<br \/>\nunder an avatar<br \/>\nthey cover their digital entities.<\/p>\n<p>Diverse aesthetics<br \/>\nof anthropomorphic form<br \/>\nthey dance tricked<br \/>\nin invented spaces<br \/>\nhoping to recover<br \/>\nthe collective ritual<br \/>\nof contact and perreo<br \/>\nlonging for what is no longer<br \/>\nbody space.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<br \/>\n\u201cA warning: don&#8217;t believe everything you read here\u201d<br \/>\nWith this note he closes the explanation of <a href=\"https:\/\/projectx.damianlopes.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Project X 1497 &#8211; 1999<\/a>, a multimedia poetry installation written and designed by Damian Lopes with whom, using JavaScripts technology, he links texts about Vasco de Gama&#8217;s first trip from Portugal to Africa and the south of Asia.<\/p>\n<p>In an attempt to find metaphors to share some of the experiences and sensations of the present, Project X&#8217;s poems have been the model for structuring this GRAF Route of April 2020. All the texts of this relic website are interconnected with more than three thousand hyperlinks, including one explanatory encyclopedia indexed in the form of an analogy to the forms of navigation: research, read, remember, learn, explore, travel, write and also surfing the Internet.<\/p>\n<p>\u2013<br \/>\nText by Laura Olea L\u00f3pez for GRAF. 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