Spain, We, The Cities" exhibits the cities of Spain through the
eyes and voices of Spanish women who live there.
The exhibition at the Shanghai Urban Planning Exhibition Hall
narrates the life of Spanish cities through the reflections of 100
women from numerous social and professional sectors: architects,
city planners, writers, politicians, curators, immigrants,
shopkeepers, housewives and many others.
It exhibits the most representative works of Spanish
architecture of recent years, through numerous scale models, 100
photos, 150 plasma screens and 55 other screens, with explanations
of the architects' projects. The women comment.
Visitors are surrounded by screens featuring women speaking
continuously in Spanish.
The exhibition gives voice to the protagonists of the city:
those who live in it, who construct it, who manage it, who design
or maintain it.
It is supported by Spain's Ministry of Housing, with the
collaboration of the State Corporation for International
Expositions.
The exhibition was unveiled last year at the X Biennial of
Architecture of Venice.
(Shanghai Daily November 16, 2007)
