May 8 and 18 and September 24, 2024
El balcó, 2024
El balcó tests the relations between architecture and power by means of a (grotesque) fictionalisation of how balconies have been used as a feature of political discourse. Two ‘gegants’ engage in a dialogue using gestures, sounds and dancing. One of them leans out over the balcony on the main façade of the MACBA, while other remains at ground level in Plaça dels Àngels. Designed by Eudald Ferré, these figures are is inspired by the drawings done for the occasion by youngsters in the Casal dels Infants del Raval community centre, which is located very close to the museum.
CREDITS
Design of the gegants: 3rd and 4th year primary school children in group 1 of the Casal dels Infants del Raval: Saif Ahmad, Iyam Akthar, Mushfiqul Alam, Althea Lucas Batuyan, Labeeba Halim, Tahiya (Tuba) Hoq, Mahrus (Sunan) Hossain, Jaber Hossain Sarder Akter, Andrei Gabriel Isla Lucero, Japjeet Kaur, Romaan Mahmood, Zayan Mahmood, Kamil Muzzamil, Nizum Nath, Ashwa Noor, Kristine Payaban Jeminez, Deilis Mariana Perez Perez, Ashfak Rana Begum, Sara Sheikh, Udayveer Singh
Gegants created by: Eudald Ferré
Music by: Adrià Bauzó
Executive production by: Oriol Caba
Produced by: MACBA Museu d’Art Contemporani de Barcelona