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The work of artist Maider López involves intervening in public spaces and architecture. Her work has been widely exhibited both nationally and internationally, including at the Venice, Istanbul, Sharjah and Prospect biennales. She has created projects in public spaces such as Ataskoa, Polder Cup and Playa, and has participated in exhibitions such as:
Arnasa, Bilbao Fine Arts Museum (2022); Hummings, KØS Museum of Art in Public Spaces, Denmark (2021); Arnasa, Bilbao Fine Arts Museum (2020); Art is happening, Statens Konstrad, Sweden (2019); Prospect 4. Contemporary Art Triennial. New Orleans (2017); 1645 Tizas. Matadero Madrid (2016); Desplazamiento. Koldo Mitxelena y MARCO (2015); Play Time. Les Ateliers de Rennes, 4a biennale d'art contemporain. Rennes. France. (2014); Mom, I am Barbarian? 13 Istanbul Biennale (2013); Mountain. Lower Austria Contemporary (2013); Polder Cup, Skor and Witte de With, Holland (2010); Eclats, Centro Pompidou-Metz (2010), Sharjah Biennial 9, UAE (2009); Line of sight, Zendai Museum of Modern Art, Shanghai (2008); SCAPE Christchurch Biennial of Art in Public Space, New Zealand (2008); AdosAdos, Guggenheim Bilbao (2007); Columnes, Caixa Forum, Barcelona (2006) and 51 Venice Biennale (2005).
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The project involves transferring the plants from specific balconies in the city to the room in the Ensanche Building. To recreate the configuration and distribution of plants from specific balconies in the room. Transfer, displacement and decontextualization of an everyday element, inviting one to observe the city, to focus on the plants and gardens that people create on their balconies. This will be a participative action to transfer the plants, walking around the city with the person or team of transporters and participants acting as the escort. They will walk from the address of the balcony to the Ensanche Building in a procession accompanying the plants.
When I walk through the city, I pay attention to the balconies, in particular those where the inhabitants create gardens that contribute to the common good. There are different types of balcony, some are like an orchard filled with a diversity of plants ranging in height, size and species and filling the entire balcony, others may just have a row of geraniums on the ground, or just one single plant. They are all gardens, needing care and they serve to build the city. Balconies and their plants, elements that shape the city, elements that unite and connect.
¿Do you want to participate?
On Sunday, November 17th, we will meet at 11:30 am in front of the Fuente de la Cruz (Portal de Zamudio street, Old Town of Bilbao).
It will consist of a collective walk to to displace balconies by moving their plants around the city. The main focus will be on balcony gardens as an element that shapes the city, emphasising people's capacity to design the city through everyday acts and the care relationship with plants.
If you are interested in participating, register through this link.
