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“AWARDS IN WORKS”. COLLECTIVE CREATION WORKSHOPS
Within the framework of Awards Week 2025, the Foundation launched “Awards in Works”, a programme of collective creation workshops aimed at bolstering its commitment to inclusion, accessibility and social participation through art.
Inspired by the work and thinking of Graciela Iturbide, Byung-Chul Han, Douglas Massey and the collections of the National Museum of Anthropology of Mexico, the workshops gave rise to projects that linked the contributions of some of the recipients of the 2025 Princess of Asturias Awards with the experiences and sensibilities of different groups.
The initiative created collaborative meeting spaces and highlighted the capacity of art to foster dialogue between diverse social realities.
The resulting works were presented in an exhibition space set up in the former La Vega Arms Factory in Oviedo.
“Altar of Longings”
Developed in collaboration with migrants linked to the Accem association, this project was coordinated by artist Toño Velasco and took as a reference the research of 2025 Princess of Asturias Laureate for Social Sciences Douglas Massey on the votive offerings of Mexican migrants in the United States.
The creative process integrated the lives and backgrounds of the participants in an installation conceived as a symbolic altar, expressing their desires, memories and expectations for the future. Douglas Massey visited the exhibition during his stay in Asturias and met with some of the people who formed part of this workshop.
“Go Slow, Woolly Hands”
The recovery of relaxed rhythms and the contemplative gaze –fundamental principles in the thinking of 2025 Princess of Asturias Laureate for Communication and Humanities Byung-Chul Han– served as the starting point for the creation of this piece, a process led by artist Irene Trapote in collaboration with the Nuevo Ventanielles Neighbourhood Association.
Using the technique of felting wool from Xalda sheep, a breed native to Asturias, the participants collectively created a large-format textile piece that reflected the experience of shared time and the value of communal work.
“I Shall Sow Birds”
Via the mediation of artists Verónica G. Ardura and Alfonso Martín, different individuals with functional and/or psychosocial diversity belonging to the BERDE Collective carried out an intervention in the form of a collage on a self-portrait of 2025 Princess of Asturias Award for the Arts Graciela Iturbide.
The photographer visited the exhibition and met with the participants, who shared their creative process with her.
“Masks, People and Ghosts”
The studio of artist Pablo de Lillo hosted this project aimed at children, inspired by ethnographic masks and other objects from the collection of the National Museum of Anthropology of Mexico, recipient of the 2025 Princess of Asturias Award for Concord.
Using the technique of felting wool from Xalda sheep, a breed native to Asturias, the participants collectively created a large-format textile piece that reflected the experience of shared time and the value of communal work.
The proposal allowed the children to become acquainted with cultural heritage, understand the symbolic context of the original pieces and create contemporary versions that reflected their creativity and learning processes.
Via these actions, the Princess of Asturias Foundation once again demonstrated its commitment to the public at large, providing a diverse, inclusive and open programme free of charge. Held between 16th and 25th October in various locations in Asturias, Awards Week was attended by 40 455 people within the framework of 80 activities that included talks, art installations, exhibitions, concerts, film screenings and activities for families, among other proposals. The Laureates actively participated in meetings with the public, working sessions with specialists in their respective fields and activities with students, thus fostering a direct and enriching exchange between generations, disciplines and perspectives.
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