The XII Lanzarote Art Biennial, organized by the Art and Culture Centers of Lanzarote, continues with its program of conferences and debates Sleeping under the volcano, a space for reflection that explores insularity, tourism, ecology and identity in a constantly changing world.
Between March 10 and 12, prominent thinkers and artists will address the tensions of the present from different perspectives, in a cycle that combines interventions in the landscape and meetings in the Aula Magna of the UNED in Arrecife.
“The cycle Sleeping under the volcano reinforces our commitment to critical thinking and reflection on our territory”, said Ángel Vázquez, CEO of the Art, Culture and Tourism Centers of Lanzarote. “These conferences open a necessary space to debate insularity, ecology and the tensions of tourism, linked to art”.
Programming
The programming begins on March 10 with an intervention in the Caletón Blanco by the philosopher and art critic Fernando Castro Flórez, who will offer the talk The touristification of the world or how to go nowhere. A meeting in the territory that invites us to think about the impact of mass tourism on island landscapes and societies. For this activity prior registration is required through the Biennial's social channels.
That same afternoon, the UNED will host the session The emotional tones in a deranged time, with the conferences of José María Zamora, who will explore The anomalous current state of Stoicism, and Fernando Castro Flórez, with the presentation Learning from K. [To desire less and have everything]. An approach to philosophy as a tool to face the uncertainty of the present.
On March 11, the reflection will focus on the relationship between art and ecology with the session The ecological dilemmas and artistic resistance. Carmen Madorrán will address Taking root in the age of the living, while José María Parreño will present Still lifes that burn and flooded museums. Artistic practices and ecosocial crisis, raising how artistic practices can contribute to a critical look at the climate emergency.
The cycle closes on March 12 with Foreigners and travelers. Tensions and crossings, a debate on migrations and identities with Gerardo Mosquera, who will offer the talk The Caribbean, where everyone comes from another place, and Suset Sánchez, who will analyze That sound of the sea that beats in the words: Re-significations of the African diaspora and memory of the black Atlantic in contemporary art in Central America and the Caribbean.
A space for reflection on insularity
The cycle Sleeping under the volcano is one of the key initiatives of the Lanzarote Art Biennial, a laboratory of thought that connects art, philosophy and territory. Through conferences, debates and interventions in the landscape, this program seeks to generate questions and activate critical thinking about the conditions of the contemporary world from the insular perspective.
For all activities, admission is free until full capacity. More information about the Biennial and its program in the following link.