1/X High Speed Splash: Fluent's 10th Anniversary Exhibition Across Santander
Fluent marks its 10th anniversary with the exhibition '1/X, high speed splash', showcasing the works of ten artists at various locations in Santander, such as El Caballo Blanco II café and Mercado de la Esperanza. This exhibition utilizes the fountain to delve into themes of decentralization and sociopolitical frameworks. Featured artists include Iris Touliatou, Paulino Viota, June Crespo, Adjoa Armah, Jack O'Brien, Víctor Ruiz Colomer, Georgina Hill, Lamin Fofana, Estéfana Román Matesanz, and CAConrad. Notable pieces consist of Touliatou's 'For mothers', Viota's reinterpretation of a 1993 performance, Crespo's wall installation, Armah's photographs from 1990s Ghana, and O'Brien's suitcase fountain. The event is scheduled for March 23 to 24, 1993, and an online booklet will be accessible.
Key facts
- Fluent celebrates its 10th anniversary with exhibition '1/X, high speed splash'
- Exhibition takes place at fluent space, El Caballo Blanco II, and Mercado de la Esperanza in Santander
- Fountain motif used to explore decentralization and formless architecture
- Iris Touliatou's 'For mothers (mother fluency)' addresses water supply and references Lauren Berlant's 'intimate public sphere'
- Paulino Viota's work based on 1993 performance analyzing Shakespeare's Sonnet 129 via Roman Jakobson
- June Crespo's 'Trraction' uses ventilation pipes and truck tarpaulins
- Adjoa Armah presents photographs from Apam, Ghana, from the 1990s
- Jack O'Brien's 'Silo' is a perforated suitcase fountain at El Caballo Blanco II
- Víctor Ruiz Colomer installs works at Mercado de la Esperanza
- Georgina Hill's 'Fountain model' references Duchamp's readymade
- Lamin Fofana's 'Resounding Water' transmutes text into sound echoing Aimé Césaire
- Estéfana Román Matesanz's sculptures explore material states beyond objecthood
- CAConrad contributes a poem in [Soma]tics style
- Exhibition booklet available at fluentfluent.org
Entities
Artists
- Iris Touliatou
- Paulino Viota
- June Crespo
- Adjoa Armah
- Jack O'Brien
- Víctor Ruiz Colomer
- Georgina Hill
- Lamin Fofana
- Estéfana Román Matesanz
- CAConrad
- Lauren Berlant
- Roman Jakobson
- William Shakespeare
- Aimé Césaire
- Marcel Duchamp
Institutions
- fluent
- El Caballo Blanco II
- Mercado de la Esperanza
Locations
- Santander
- Spain
- Apam
- Ghana