Decentralized Futures
LR.XYZ in ARTeCHÓ (Etopía) Exhibition
During 2023, we participated in the ARTeCHÓ residency, a program focused on the process of artistic creation and its intersection with new technologies, crypto art, blockchain, and NFT markets; promoted by Baltan Laboratories, FZC, MEET, and SERN.
As a result of the residency, the exhibition “Decentralized Futures” was presented (Etopía, Zaragoza, April 26 – October 31, 2024), showcasing the works of thirteen artists from the residency. On this occasion, we exhibited an experience in the metaverse and five video essays on our research on the Salar del Hombre Muerto.
Artists: Azahara Cerezo (ES), Carlos Monleón Gendall (ES/UK), Ianis Dobrev (FR/NL), Cristóbal Ascencio Ramos (MX/ES), OPN Studio formed by Susana Ballesteros (ES) and Jano Montañés (ES), César Escudero Andaluz (ES/AT), Michele Bazzoli (IT/NL), Hrvoje Hirsl (CT), Merlina Rañi (BR/ES), Peter Kærgaard Andersen (NL), Francesco Tacchini (IT) for dmstfctn (UK), Paula Kaori Nishijima (BR/NL), Silvia Binda Heiserova (SK/ES).
Curators: Alejandra Rodriguez (UOC) and Blanca Pérez Ferrer (FZC). Exhibition and Graphic Design: Guillermo Malón (FZC). Executive Production and Mounting Coordination: Néstor Lizalde, Trazacultura S.L.
Mounting: Municipal brigades and maintenance officials of Etopia. Technical Production: Guillermo Malón (FZC) and Néstor Lizalde. Mediation: Colectivo Noray.
Communication: Laura Montañés and Raquel Povar (FZC).
Organized by: Fundación Zaragoza Ciudad del Conocimiento and Ayuntamiento de Zaragoza for Etopia Centro de Arte y Tecnología. Co-Financed by: Proyecto Artechó Europa Creativa, European Union. Collaborators: MEET Digital Art Center, Milan, BALTAN LABS Eindhoven, Blockchain Center, Frankfurt School of Finance & Management, SERN Start-up Europe Regions Network, Brussels.
