Imágenes ahogadas

Imágenes Ahogadas consists of an installation created from a file of found images. These images bring together a container of portraits and snapshots about the neighborhood revolution that took place in Vallecas (Madrid) during the 60s, 70s, and 80s of the 20th century. A revolution based on a common struggle, and continuous conquest of common freedoms.

The aim of the proposal is to review, reflect and encourage critical thinking about the claim, through the image of space as a common place and the relationship between the inhabitants that shape it. To achieve this, the proposed visualities will transit between the images of the file and the sea of data in the information age in which we are immersed, in order to build a discourse about the problems of resignification and reconstruction currently suffered by images.

The installation will consist of a video-essay accompanied by the file found. The video- essay is the result of the synergies, transversality, and divergences manifested during the file research process. On the other hand, such file containing the images is made up of four drawers of slides distributed among twenty-seven thematic sections (religious acts, Latin American guerrillas, demonstrations, graffiti, trips or evictions, and relaxation in Vallecas, among others). Narratives hidden throughout decades and recently revealed, causing a continuous dialogue between formats and visual structures.