Talking Stones

Residences

Residency of Andrés Talavero, Léna Hiriarteborde and Fernando Mota / From Sierra San Pedro to Castelo Branco

Andrés’ residency extends from MALPARTIDA DE CÁCERES (Spain) to CASTELO BRANCO (Portugal), where he is joined by Léna and Fernando to explore a landscape that is pretty similar on both sides of the border. This residency includes workshops with the public and a final workshop with cultural agents.

The Spanish artist Andrés Talavero initiated a project of observation, evaluation, and documentation of the landscape that will enable the creation of “in situ” works and performative actions during a route alluding to transhumance. The artist proposes a total of 6 routes on foot within a maximum radius of 30 km from the city of Cáceres, an area that has inspired his previous creations. These routes are carried out in various seasons of the year, in stages of about 3 days each. Andrés Talavero invites for each route 2-3 people who are familiar with the environment (cattle breeders, farmers, biologists, veterinarians, naturalists, geologists, etc.) and obtains from this experience works of art in various formats: photographs, field notebooks, collages, poems/narratives, video/audio documents, etc.

This Residency had a first moment in the Spring of 2023 in the Sierra de São Pedro (Malpartida de Cáceres, Spain). The Residency will now have a second moment in the municipality of Castelo Branco (Portugal), with Léna Hiriarteborde and Fernando Mota, the fresh winners of the Talking Stones Open Call.

By taking place in two momments (2023 and 2024), between two countries (Spain and Portugal), and with three artists unknown to each other (Andrés Talavera, Léna Hiriarteborde, Fernando Mota), this artistic Residency is, on itself, an inquire to the process of artistic work.

(Talking Stones is organized by the Museum Vostell-Malpartida, the Centro de Vias Pecuárias (Maplartida de Cáceres municipality) and the Creativity Factory (Castelo Branco municipality).

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