Aleix Plademunt
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Exchange Residency Program
(International creators from abroad)
update: 2019.10.28
Aleix Plademunt
| Participating Project | Exchange Residency Program (Creators from abroad) |
|---|---|
| Activity Based | Spain |
| Period | 2015.10 - 2015.11 |
Purpose of the residency
I have been working on the MATTER project for over a year now.
The Latin root of the word "matter", mater (mother), refers to the primary substance of which all things are made. In English, the term's meaning is expanded to include that of a problem, an issue: something important - worrying, even.
The aim of the project revolves around documenting objects and situations through the photographic image, generating relationships that provoke a profound questioning of our position and the actions we take within our own lives. Just as the sophisticated and precise combination of matter has given rise to today's complex structures, I aim to create a network of contents that give life to a cycle of criticism and reflection in the receiving subject by means of minutely detailed interactions.
Plan during the residency
Japan is a special, unique place where I would love to continue working. Its geography and society make it the ideal place for the meeting of the natural and artificial transformation of matter. On the one hand, it is home to the most cutting-edge technological laboratories in the world, where research is carried out into new materials and compounds. On the other, the geological profile of the country means that the island is in itself a laboratory. Japan sits on the point where four tectonic plates meet. The movements of these plates cause continual volcanic eruptions in more than 100 active volcanoes, with seismic movements that transform matter in a natural way.
I want to photograph the most advanced humanoid robots and visit the laboratories where the world's most advanced robots are created, I also want to document some of the island's volcanoes and their volcanic formations, as well as some of the consequences of recent earthquakes.
