The project, which combines cinema, archive, and installation, will be on display until January 31, 2027, and will subsequently tour the Territorial Centres of the Public System of Visual Arts Facilities of Catalonia. La mirada catalana (2026) stems from Alcaide's encounter with anthropologist Josep Maria Comelles and the images he filmed in the late seventies in El Rocío. This material, preserved at the Filmoteca de Catalunya, dialogues with new footage of Andalusian traditions to question the transmission of cultural imaginaries.
A central element is the participation of people born outside Catalonia who speak Catalan, reinterpreting the images from the present to displace the notion of fixed identity. The exhibition installation uses materials linked to popular rituals, such as fairground tent fabrics and Nazarene gloves, to create an environment suspended between the domestic and the cosmic.
The Videocreation Award, now in its 12th edition, is a co-production initiative driven by the Territorial Centres of the Public System of Visual Arts Facilities of Catalonia, the Departament de Cultura, and Loop Barcelona. With a production grant of 25,000 euros, it aims to support contemporary creation with video and foster collaboration among Catalan cultural institutions.
Artist Maria Alcaide (Aracena, 1992) develops her practice across video, installation, and performance, exploring power relations and cultural imaginaries. She has received accolades such as the Generación 2021 award and a production grant from the ”la Caixa” Foundation.
