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Ephemeral architectures

Levedad y denuncia. El bordado como utopía en femenino

Levedad y denuncia: el bordado como utopía en femenino reimagines utopia through care, collectivity, and craftsmanship. Inspired by craftivism and Basque tradition, it combines 3D printing and embroidery as languages of activism and memory. The structure pays homage to symbols such as the Tree of Gernika, kaikus, and the La Concha railing, integrating embroidery hoops that gather citizens’ dreams and denunciations regarding overtourism, housing, inequality, or biodiversity loss. Conceived as an open, flexible, and circular space, it enables collective embroidery, hosts assemblies, screenings, or debates, and provides for shared childcare. The materials are recycled: boat sails and plastics recovered from the sea. Each piece becomes a medium for memory and protest, reminding us that to embroider is to narrate and to transform. The pavilion asserts the political value of the manual and the participatory in contrast to top-down narratives and technocratic solutions. It does not promise paradise, but invites its construction—stitch by stitch—from the commons. A utopia woven by many hands, where imagining other forms of city life also means imagining new ways of being together in the world.

 

Comisariado

Izaskun Chinchilla Architects

Date

10-10-2025 / 09-11-2025

Location

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