Sopla, vivo te lo doy

In physics, intensity is the concept that expresses the amount of particles or energy passing through a surface over a period of time. In this case, intensity refers to the amount of air the public generates by operating the inflators during the festival to keep the world inflated and prevent it from deflating. This serves as an environmental metaphor to reflect on the proper balance of our interactions to thrive and sustain harmony. Keeping it inflated will depend on the intensity of the flow and pumping from the people passing through the courtyard. Thus, it will gauge the public’s care or indifference toward issues that are destroying our planet, such as climate change, water scarcity, pollution, and biodiversity loss.

THE AUTHORS

Lourdes Peñaranda is a multidisciplinary artist, educator, researcher, architect, and landscape designer. Her work is expressed through various media such as photography, video, and collaborative installations. She explores connections between different themes such as identity, history, and migration, through speculations and relational games that encourage reflection to alter regimes of visibility and representation.

Active since 1985, she has received numerous awards and recognitions, including second place in the II Biennial of Art of Maracaibo (Venezuela), the Order of Artistic Merit from the University of Zulia (Venezuela), the Picglaze Prize in Madrid, and an honorable mention at the Venezuelan art exhibition “The Past and the Future in the Present.”
Between 2014 and 2017, she directed the Museum of Contemporary Art of Zulia, receiving the MACZUL Order and the AICA Venezuela Special Award for her management.

She also participated in the Global Institute program at the VII Gwangju Biennale (South Korea) and has been an artist in residence at Watamula, CCA Trinidad, Triangle Arts Trust, Fabra i Coats, RUDAIR, REART, and Tangent Projects, among others.