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To celebrate our fifth anniversary we have organized a group exhibition,
in which all the participating artists have either collaborated in some way with us during this time or for some reason are close to us. We asked each participant to buy a postcard of the city where they reside and to send it to us after personalizing it, changing the postcard as they saw fit. Since they are not signed on the front, no one will know which artist is the author of each postcard. It is a silly idea, yes; but there is a reason behind it.
On the one hand, we feel that it is essential that the work is what does the talking and artists talk through their work before talking through their name. It is important that each piece has an author and that this authorship is valued. Each work, however, should be able to stand on its own. That’s why we proposed this semi-hidden formula of authorship for this exhibit.
On the other hand, we don’t give much importance to the country of origin or the language or the nationality of the artists, but we do give importance to the city where they live. It can be said that almost all contemporary culture is urban since cultural activities mainly take place in the cities and this is where more and more people are living everyday. Beyond this, in Subaquatica we have always paid close attention to what is creative and characteristically urban. That is why we have chosen the postcard as a support, since it is an icon that identifies the city it represents.
In the exhibition we have also included a selection of pieces that we have kept for our own collection during these years and that represent the kind of art that we’ve tried to show at our space.
It hasn’t always been easy to keep Subaquatica going during these 5 years and if we’ve finally been able to it’s in great measure because of the support from all of you. Thank you!
