Bodies of Water. Watery Embodiments of Matter and Signs
Sequere will be part of the group exhibition Bodies of Water. Watery Embodiments of Matter and Signs at La Panera in Lleida. The exhibition is curated by Christian Alonso.
Bodies of Water. Watery Embodiments of Matter and Signs Group exhibition curated by Christian Alonso 24.02.2024 — 26.05.2024 LA PANERA, Lleida. Plan your visit
Related activity: 23.03.2024, Sensory walk along the Segre River
Participants: Francesc Torres, Grup d’Estudis Horta-Riu de l’Ateneu Popular de Ponent, Àlvar Calvet, Vespe, Carlos Monleón, Sitesize (Elvira Pujol i Joan Vila Puig), Fito Conesa, Anna Dot, Marco Noris, Antonieta Aguiló Pascual, Ramon Casanova, Joaquín Ureña, Taller de Cappont, Francesc Xavier Parcerisa, Ramon Mestre Vidal, Marià Gomà Pujadas, Enric Garsaball, Josep Antoni Ferrer i Bordonaba.
Lleida is a territory deeply shaped by water. Its ecosystems, landscapes, and inhabitants are constantly formed and re-formed by the force of rivers, aquifers, wetlands, snow, and fog. Several river basins extend across the province: that of the Segre River, with its tributaries the Noguera Pallaresa and the Noguera Ribagorçana, and that of the Garonne. The waters of these rivers are stored in reservoirs, processed in plants, and distributed through hydraulic infrastructures for farming and livestock, hydroelectric power generation, industrial production, and drinking water supply. The large-scale distribution of water has transformed not only agriculture, but also individual and collective ways of life.
Bodies of Water. Watery Embodiments of Matter and Signs examines the natural and cultural impact of water on ecosystems and on the collective imagination. The works address the consequences of drought, the privatization of water, environmental pollution, the transformation of land and landscape, urban form, popular symbolism and culture, meteorological phenomena, biological processes, and the legal status of natural entities. As philosopher Astrida Neimanis argues, water is not merely a “mass” but a “body” in constant change, one that connects all beings and carries their experiences and histories.
Collaborators: Museu de l’Aigua de Lleida, MACBA Museu d’Art Contemporani de Barcelona, Morera. Museu d’Art Modern i Contemporani de Lleida, Museu de Reus, Sistema Públic d’Equipaments d’Arts Visuals de Catalunya (SPEAV), Biblioteca de Lletres de la Universitat de Lleida, Biblioteca Pública de Lleida, Biblioteca del Seminari Diocesà de Lleida, Arxiu Municipal de Lleida, Arxiu Arqueològic de Lleida, Ateneu Popular de Ponent, Espai Cavallers, Museu de Lleida.
Image credit: Francesc Xavier Parcerisa, Lleida, 1839 (fragment). Hand-coloured lithographic drawing. Barcelona: Imprenta de Joaquim Verdaguer (Recuerdos y Bellezas de España. Principado de Cataluña). Fondo Sol-Torres / Universitat de Lleida. Courtesy of the Biblioteca de Lletres de la Universitat de Lleida.
