del poder sobre el poder

It was a joint exhibition by Unfunny Curator with the project the curators project (photographs by Sofía Montecinos), an activation of Jordi Bretcha's "Parlamalament del poder", and a performative dialogue "No tens les cartes" by Ainara Elejalde and Bet Pahissa.

Through explorations of the mechanisms of the representation of power, an exhibition was articulated that focused on institutional critique through mimesis, parody, and decontextualization. Moving through areas such as the artistic circuit, in the case of Unfunny Curator a piece was presented that sought to inscribe itself within the imaginary of art curators, making a copy through their public image. On the other hand, the "Parlamalament" presented a caricature of the speaker and demagogue through the enunciative device of the pulpit: an object that projected power above the audience, above the message, which at the same time served as an object that granted voice to whoever used it. Finally, "No tens les cartes" decontextualized a conversation broadcast in the media between current political leaders, revealing its absurdities, speeches, and underlying intentions through the theatricalization of a dialogue taken out of context.

The exhibition dissected how cultural authority is constructed: what gestures, codes, and scenographies sustain it, and how it is perpetuated within artistic circuits. It put in tension the desire to be part of this system with the need to question it, subvert it, or even theatricalize it to the point of absurdity.