La hora dorada. Taller Placer and hablarenarte
Moncloa Lighthouse
A gathering to reclaim the horizon.
Sept. 29, at 7:30 p.m., at the Moncloa Lighthouse
In modern cities, the horizon has disappeared. It is blocked by buildings, diluted by light pollution, devoured by speed. We live among structures that not only block our view, but also our thoughts. Without a horizon, we lose not only the possibility of looking far away, but also the ability to imagine. Because the horizon is not just a line in the landscape, it is also a threshold in time.
And yet, in the center of the peninsula, where there is no sea or coastline, stands a lighthouse. A lighthouse in Madrid, unusual, impossible, perhaps useless. It does not guide ships or cast its light on the waves. A building that seems out of place, like a poetic mistake in the middle of the asphalt. And precisely because of its strangeness, it becomes a symbol. It is a physical reminder that we can still look up, that the horizon is not only what separates the earth from the sky but also what keeps alive the desire to continue imagining what is to come, even if we cannot see it. Climbing this dry lighthouse is almost a ritual gesture for us. From its summit, witnessing a sunset becomes an act of contemplation and resistance.
We will meet the art collective Taller Placer, at the top of this tower to experience that golden hour. For a moment, the world will open up and in that luminous crack that divides day from night, we will send our messages to the sky: silent thoughts, questions with no recipient. We don't know if anyone will respond, but we believe that the very fact of being together, of looking, of pausing, of emitting light even if there are no ships to receive it, is already a way of existing in the face of the abyss.
Taller Placer is a Valencian artistic collective founded in 2017 by Paula Miralles and Vicente Arlandis that investigates the possibilities of collective thinking, the pleasure of encounter, and shared imagination. Their work spans the performing arts, mediation, literature, philosophy, and curation. From a situated practice, they focus on formats such as excursions, conversation, and situated research, moving outside traditional art environments to rethink work, ecological sensitivity, and imaginaries of justice.
Curated by hablarenarte
To take part in this meeting, you must register, as space is limited.
