La España Vaciada Exhibition Reception
Jan 2024
25
4:00 pm - 7:30 pm
In Spain “La España Vaciada" has become a national conversation and a point of contention in issues ranging from declining infrastructure, environmental catastrophe and the use of natural resources.
With the purpose of connecting this subject to the intricate social fabric that bonds the whole of Spain the artist visited over thirty so-called emptied towns. Starting from Madrid and drawing an approximate 200 km radius around the city, Sanchez-Burr documented areas that confirmed the rural decline. The presence of serene and beautiful landscapes parallel to the stillness of longstanding and history drenched rural edification leaves a strong impression. The change that will overtake the countryside is unclear, the artist hopes that memory, history and the fundamental cultural resonance of these regions can exist in the Spanish present and future, without doubt these regions will form a new chapter in the coming years.
The exhibit is a combination of digital collage, immersive video, sound and mixed media.
Dates: January 18th - February 21st 2024
On Campus Accessibility Accommodations:
Contact Kirsten Schramm at 847-735-5167 or kschramm@lakeforest.edu at least 72 hours in advance.
