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“The Lives Beneath”

by Bianca Kennedy & Felix Kraus

curated by Savina Tarsitano and Alejandro Martín.

Espronceda is proud to present the exhibition of the two German artists Bianca Kennedy and Felix Kraus. In the four week long residency at Espronceda they worked on their third and last installment of the Life 3.0 trilogy, the final chapter about the evolutionary future of mankind.

For their project they worked with local musicians, Justino Palat, Ugne Daniele Reikalaite, Jozz & David Fractals, to create a meditative soundtrack. They also included people from Barcelona in their cinematographic scenes. This footage is being combined with scenes they recorded in the USA and Canada, depicting haunting shots of calcified birds and intimidating views of raw landscapes. While fisher(wo)men tell their personal story and nature mourns its existence, the dialogue becomes embodied with songs from a choir.

Kennedy and Kraus depict a world in the year 4000. Everything in nature gets merged into one single mind. Plants, animals and hybrid human beings form a worldwide super-network of conciousness. The few remaining non-hybrid humans are being forced to live underwater in floating shiplike cities. Humans try to convince nature that they’re still valuable, using songs, meditation and yoga. The Lives Beneath examines the downfall of a society that refuses to live with nature in harmony. But on the other side is a self-conscious planet,which suffers from the burden of having to think for all eternity.

For the exhibition at Espronceda they will create a multidimensional experience, ranging from the central film to suspended metal sculptures, drawings, sounds, shadow animations, paper embossments, collages and a stunning installation: The visitor can enter the cabin of a ship, diving into their world even deeper.

The work of Kennedy and Kraus can be understood as a subtle metaphor about the status quo of human civilization. Because their movie The Lives Beneath gives a voice to nature, they raise awareness for current problems and influence our attitude towards nature.

The opening of the exhibition on February, 11th is sponsored by Moritz Barcelona.

Bianca Kennedy & Felix Kraus have been collaborating on selected projects since 2013. Currently they are on a year long journey around the world (e.g. USA, Vancouver, Barcelona, Athens and Bolzano) with various international exhibitions and residencies.

About the artists

Opening reception on Thursday 11th of February at 7pm.

Open from February 12th to February 18th by appointement: 658 319 260/645105788

Espronceda, CENTER for ART and CULTURE

Carrer d’Espronceda, 326, Nave 4-5, 08027, Barcelona. Metro: Navas

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“The Lives Beneath”

by Bianca Kennedy & Felix Kraus,

curated by Savina Tarsitano and Alejandro Martín.

Espronceda is proud to present the exhibition of the two German artists Bianca Kennedy and Felix Kraus. In the four week long residency at Espronceda they worked on their third and last installment of the Life 3.0 trilogy, the final chapter about the evolutionary future of mankind.

For their project they worked with local musicians, Justino Palat, Ugne Daniele Reikalaite, Jozz & David Fractals, to create a meditative soundtrack. They also included people from Barcelona in their cinematographic scenes. This footage is being combined with scenes they recorded in the USA and Canada, depicting haunting shots of calcified birds and intimidating views of raw landscapes. While fisher(wo)men tell their personal story and nature mourns its existence, the dialogue becomes embodied with songs from a choir.

Kennedy and Kraus depict a world in the year 4000. Everything in nature gets merged into one single mind. Plants, animals and hybrid human beings form a worldwide super-network of conciousness. The few remaining non-hybrid humans are being forced to live underwater in floating shiplike cities. Humans try to convince nature that they’re still valuable, using songs, meditation and yoga. The Lives Beneath examines the downfall of a society that refuses to live with nature in harmony. But on the other side is a self-conscious planet,which suffers from the burden of having to think for all eternity.

For the exhibition at Espronceda they will create a multidimensional experience, ranging from the central film to suspended metal sculptures, drawings, sounds, shadow animations, paper embossments, collages and a stunning installation: The visitor can enter the cabin of a ship, diving into their world even deeper.

The work of Kennedy and Kraus can be understood as a subtle metaphor about the status quo of human civilization. Because their movie The Lives Beneath gives a voice to nature, they raise awareness for current problems and influence our attitude towards nature.

The opening of the exhibition on February, 11th is sponsored by Moritz Barcelona.

Bianca Kennedy & Felix Kraus have been collaborating on selected projects since 2013. Currently they are on a year long journey around the world (e.g. USA, Vancouver, Barcelona, Athens and Bolzano) with various international exhibitions and residencies.

Opening reception on Thursday 11th of February at 7pm.

Open from February 12th to February 18th by appointement: 658 319 260/645105788

Espronceda, CENTER for ART and CULTURE

Carrer d’Espronceda, 326, Nave 4-5, 08027, Barcelona. Metro: Navas

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“The lives beneath”

por Bianca Kennedy & Félix Kraus

comisariada por Savina Tarsitano y Alejandro Martín

Espronceda se enorgullece en presentar la exposición de los dos artistas alemanes Bianca Kennedy y Félix Kraus. En su residencia artística de cuatro semanas en Espronceda han trabajado en su tercera y última entrega de la trilogía “Life 3.0”, el capítulo final sobre el futuro de la evolución de la humanidad.

Para su proyecto se trabajó con músicos locales para crear una banda sonora meditativa. También han incluido personas de Barcelona en sus escenas cinematográficas. Este material se combina con imágenes que grabaron en los EE.UU. y Canadá, que representa inquietantes vídeos de aves calcificadas e intimidantes vistas de paisajes naturales. Mientras un pescado-mujer cuenta su historia personal y la naturaleza está de luto por su existencia, el diálogo está envuelto con canciones de un coro.

Kennedy y Kraus muestran un mundo en el año 4000. Todo en la naturaleza se fusionó en una sola mente. Las plantas, los animales y los seres humanos híbridos forman una super-red de conciencia en todo el mundo. Los pocos humanos no híbridos restantes se ven obligados a vivir bajo el agua en las ciudades flotantes. Los seres humanos tratan de convencer a la naturaleza que todavía son valiosos, usando canciones, la meditación y el yoga. “The lives beneath” examina la caída de una sociedad que se niega a vivir con la naturaleza en armonía. Pero por otro lado es un planeta consciente de sí mismo, que sufre de la carga de tener que pensar por toda la eternidad.

Para la exposición en Espronceda crearán una experiencia multidimensional, que va desde la película central a esculturas de metal suspendidas, dibujos, sonidos, animaciones, relieves de papel, collages y una instalación impresionante: El visitante puede entrar en la cabina de un barco, y bucear en su mundo aún más profundo.

El trabajo de Kennedy y Kraus se puede entender como una metáfora sutil acerca de la situación actual de la civilización humana. Debido a que su película “The lives beneath” da voz a la naturaleza, quieren que aumente la conciencia por los problemas actuales e influyan en nuestra actitud hacia la naturaleza.

El apertura de la muestra del 11 de Febrero es patrocinado por Moritz Barcelona.

Bianca Kennedy & Felix Kraus han estado colaborando en proyectos seleccionados desde 2013. Actualmente están en un viaje largo de un año por todo el mundo (por ejemplo EE.UU., Vancouver, Barcelona, Atenas y Bolzano) con diversas exposiciones y residencias internacionales.

Sobre los artistas

Inauguración de la exposición: 11 de Febrero de 2016. 19h.

En exposición del 12 al 18 de Febrero 2016 con cita previa. Tel. 658319260/ 645105788

Espronceda, Center for Art and Culture

Carrer d’Espronceda, 326, Nave 4-5, 08027, Barcelona. Metro: Navas

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