{"id":455,"date":"2011-12-19T08:44:30","date_gmt":"2011-12-19T15:44:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ambriente.com\/blog\/?p=455"},"modified":"2011-12-19T08:47:28","modified_gmt":"2011-12-19T15:47:28","slug":"grand-opening-of-el-ranchito","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ambriente.com\/blog\/2011\/12\/19\/grand-opening-of-el-ranchito\/","title":{"rendered":"Grand Opening of El Ranchito"},"content":{"rendered":"

The art center, El Matadero<\/a> in Madrid, Spain inaugurated its latest project – El Ranchito<\/a> last Thursday, December 15, 2011. El Matadero is dedicated to contemporary art practices and El Ranchito is a gigantic space (Nave 16) within El Matadero that is dedicated to artistic research, process and social engagement. Brooke and I collaborated with two artists in Madrid to begin a long-term project titled EXCEDENTES\/EXCESS that revolves around food waste in our cities. Below are images from the final night of preparation for the opening and photos from the media tour on the morning of the opening as well as an image from the opening.<\/p>\n

\"El<\/a>

Platform to view exhibition designed by Nerea Calvillo of C+ Architects<\/p><\/div>\n

\"El<\/a>

View from platform of the exhibition El Ranchito<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Andr\u00e9<\/a>

Andr\u00e9 Komatsu in discussion with curator Luisa Fuentes Guaza<\/p><\/div>
\nAndr\u00e9 Komatsu employed largely discarded construction materials around El Matadero to create “Landscapeknowhere \u2013 Timeout”. I enjoyed getting to now Andr\u00e9 Komatsu, however, I found his installation to be very formal, not particularly interesting and not in line with the mission of El Ranchito – research oriented and engaged with social practice.<\/p>\n

\"Zoohaus\"<\/a>

Inteligencia Colectiva constructed "Offfficina en El Ranchito" future admin office for El Ranchito<\/p><\/div>
\nInteligencia Colectiva<\/a> bases its practice in traveling the world to discover, document and adopt alternative means of construction. Their mission is to create a public archive of alternative modes of construction. As part of their residency, they constructed the future administrative space in El Ranchito that will be self-sustaining through a bicycle generator located at the top of the office tower.<\/p>\n

\"Todo<\/a>

A large collective - Todo por la praxis - created a series of practical sculptures from discarded materials<\/p><\/div>
\nAesthetically one of my favorite installations or series of works is by the collective Todo para la praxis. Of all the resident artists, this group has been perhaps the busiest at designing and constructing. They have created a series of practical sculptures designed for public use. Amongst the constructions are a mobile street kitchen, a dining space, a mobile boom box, an info center. They continue building new things through workshops that they lead. Soon a children’s table and workspace will be introduced.
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\"Todo<\/a>

Public gathering space by Todo para la praxis<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n

\"EXCEDENTES\/EXCESS\"<\/a>

Installation presenting research from the project "EXCEDENTES\/EXCESS" concerning food waste in Madrid & NYC<\/p><\/div>
\n“EXCEDENTES\/EXCESS”<\/a> is a collaborative project between RICARDO MIRANDA Zuniga Y BROOKE SINGER (NUEVA YORK), JOSE LUIS BONGORE, BEATRIZ MARCOS Y SISSA VERDE and was selected as part of the public call for El Ranchito. The project revolves around the large amounts of food going to the dump when there are plenty of people hungry in the cities of New York and Madrid. In NYC the focus has been research and we hope to construct a “composting bicycle” in 2012. In Madrid, the realization of the food rescue and redistribution cart (pictured last in screen documentation) has lead the Madrid group to researching the possibility of establishing a law that would facilitate the collection and redistribution of discarded food that is safe to consume. A law similar to the Good Samaritan Law in the United States, signed by President Clinton.
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\"EXCEDENTES\/EXCESS\"

Research archive for the project "EXCEDENTES\/EXCESS"<\/p><\/div>
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\"EXCEDENTES\/EXCESS\"

Madrid team realized the cart for food redistribution with the help of Todo por la praxis<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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