2024
It's a shame that concrete doesn't burn
"It's a shame that concrete doesn't burn" is the translation of the phrase Schade, dass Beton nicht brennt, used by workers and squatters in Germany during the 1970s against the mass construction of reinforced concrete. Concrete is the "miraculous" material that reshaped territories in the post-war era, with multiple implications in the economy, tourism, and progress. This project seeks to investigate and discuss the ruins, scars, remnants, and human relationships with concrete in Palma de Mallorca and Irún.
Raquel Meyers is a multidisciplinary artist and independent researcher who works with obsolescence as a means of resistance, using writing, photography, animation, teletext, the Commodore 64, fax, typewriter, or embroidery as tools. Since 2004, her work has been exhibited in art centers, galleries, and festivals such as Ars Electronica, Transmediale, Xpo Gallery, La Casa Encendida, FILE – Electronic Language International Festival, Liste Art Fair Basel, Getxophoto, BMoCA, Cáceres Abierto, Media Archeology Lab MAL, P21 Seoul, La Gaîté Lyrique, LABoral, iMAL, Piksel, Shibuya Pixel Art, MFRU, HeK, ETOPIA, Eufònic Urbà…
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