Gala Hernández López combines filmmaking and research to produce poetic and oneiric works in which documentary elements intertwine with subtle layers of speculative fiction and an observation of the material reality of computational capitalism.

In her work, Gala examines the imaginaries and narratives circulating within the discourse of technological innovation, as well as the possible futures —the “futurabilities”— suggested by technologies presented as revolutionary. She approaches them not only in their technical nature, but also as stories infused with fiction that eventually permeate

The 3-day workshop aims to reflect upon acoustics as a framework that, by lending to the shaping of social and spatial environments, greatly impacts onto experiences of belonging and unbelonging. Extending from Jacques Rancière’s notion of “the distribution of the sensible,” we’ll consider how communities rework “the distribution of the heard” by intervening onto a dominant acoustic. This includes reflecting upon different forms of acoustic practices, from self-organized dance clubs to silent protests conducted against economic injustices to fostering affective economies of domestic life.

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Presentation of the residency of Institute For Postnatural Studies