This project gathers the testimonies of a group of people whose teenage years revolved around a skatepark in Tudela, a small city in the north of Spain. Their personal stories, set in the 2000s and told from the present looking back, aim to offer new perspectives on themes related to adolescence, such as academic failure and school dropout, substance abuse, the discovery of sexuality, and the search for personal identity through musical subcultures.
interactive installation
_2000s _affectiveMemory _personalHistory _playableNarrative _postIndustrialRealities _youth
Views of Two Quarter Pipes installation at Sala de Armas, Pamplona
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Views of Two Quarter Pipes installation (detail) at Sala de Armas, Pamplona
In Kickflip, the viewer uses the controller to navigate through the skatepark and uncover different narrative threads by activating them with the action button. Some are easy to find, but others require paying attention to sound, small details on the screen, or following specific movement patterns.
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These perspectives, told from the point of view of their own protagonists, take a critical view of how context, society, and digital culture shape adolescents’ education and experiences, often reinforcing biases, prejudices, social stigmas, and closed-minded attitudes. Without being moralistic, the project’s narrative highlights the importance and consequences of issues such as emotional well-being, gender expectations, stereotypes, and negative role models.
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Views of Single shoring post installation at Mirades Festival. Museu de la Mediterrània, Torroella de Montgrí
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