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EXHIBITIONS
THINK TANKS + TECH
FESTIVALS + EVENTS
Anita Gispert Vila was the first registered female documentary photographer in Spain. As the official photographer of Caldes de Montbui from 1911 to 1930, her work went uncredited over time, as she signed her photos ‘A. Gispert.’
Today, her legacy is celebrated through the exhibition Anita Gispert: The Photographer of Caldes, which highlights her pioneering contributions and the importance of honoring women’s roles in history. On another level, the experience also invites viewers to reflect on their ancestors and the value of visual archives.
Exhibition Dates: 12 October 2024 – 30 March 2025
@Museum Thermalia, Caldes de Montbui
Permanent:
Itinerary Anita Gispert: Explore the permanent QR code route to discover Caldes de Montbui’s historic center through Anita’s lens. Experience the town and its people as they were in the early 20th century, standing where they once stood—a window to the past.
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Beyond discovering Anita’s story, visitors can reflect on heritage themes interactively by:
Visitors can also enjoy a permanent QR code route through the streets of Caldes de Montbui, immersing themselves in Anita’s legacy and the town’s history.
How do people find justice, and can they improve their situation?
Stichting Aardschap (Netherlands), initiated by artist Melle Smets and criminologist Joost Van Onna, has launched an action research project to develop a toolbox aimed at helping people: the Informal Justice Court.
The project began with a two-year pilot program in both female and male prisons in Lagos, Nigeria.
Pilot goal: to address, research, and find solutions to the issue of prolonged pre-trial detention in Lagos, Nigeria
Main goal: make justice accessible to everyone
Over 15 million individuals around the world suffer prolonged and unnecessary pretrial detention every year.
This is also a major problem in Nigeria. In Ikoyi prison, the largest prison in the fast-growing metropolis of Lagos, 90% of the prisoners sit in limbo, with no prospect of a speedy trial, with direct consequences for themselves, their families. and the overcrowded prison.
Working closely with Nigerian scientists, artists, theatre makers, NGOs, lawyers and awaiting trial prisoners, Aardschap Foundation (Netherlands) set up a moot court in Ikoyi: the Informal Justice Court (ICJ) where prisoners in pre-trial detention prepare their criminal case with the help of pro-bono lawyers and theatre makers.
By the act of embodiment and theatrical play, inmates prepare for court trial by stepping into the role of rights, public prosecutor and lawyer themselves.
Garage Stories is an innovation lab that designs experiential branding. We design think tanks, pop-up labs, hackathons and events that bring solutions to real use-case challenges, where technology makes humans’ lives effectively better.
In such ecosystems, we invite interdisciplinary groups to research and work together on the challenges while using design futures + design thinking methodologies. The outcomes are creative, technology-driven, and user-experience-centered solutions, with a strong emphasis on storytelling and engagement.
Clients:
Mobile World Capital Barcelona, NASA JPL, Coca-Cola, Sant Joan de Déu, Boston Children’s Hospital, New Images Festival, DocsBarcelona, Tvibit
Hack The Hospital 1, Hack The Hospital 2 __ Hackathon to improve the life of hospitalised paediatric patients and re-design the hospital room of the future. In collaboration with Sant Joan de Déu, Boston’s Children’s Hospitals, Great Ormond Street (GOSH), SickKids children’s hospitals and Mobile World Capital Barcelona.
Robots, AI & Creativity__ Hackathon to use the possibilities of AI to enhance creativity and arts. In collaboration with Forum des Images and Tvibit.
Hack The Planet __ Hackathon to find solutions to switch to a sustainable behavioural change. In collaboration with DKV and MWC Barcelona.
Space Stories __ Think Tank to make the Earth research results from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) more understandable and engaging for a diverse audience. In collaboration with NASA JPL.
Girona 2030 __ Design Futures exercise (XR game) to reflect on the desires of the youth of the city of Girona (Spain). In collaboration with the city hall of Girona.
Success stories:
Project winner of the Robots, AI & Creativity hackathon:
«Please, Touch This Art» is an experience that makes art accessible for visually impaired people and other challenged groups through 3D-printed art-piece models of artworks and an AI voice assistant.
CB-Lab is the new low-threshold / high-end experimentation space for electronic and electro-acoustic music. The space has been designed and built in Rote Fabrik (Zürich). Creation, knowledge transfer and events converge in this space. Musicians talk about the possibilities and first impressions around the lab. Watch full interview set
In 2023, I completed the «Erasmus For Young Entrepreneurs» grant, a 6-month exchange with Studio C.A.R.E. and Rnul Interactive in Rotterdam (NL). I consulted on projects from concept to delivery, focusing on playful and co-creative audience engagement. This experience deepened my research into «physical ecosystems», emphasizing participatory processes and exploring themes like social design, heritage, circularity, modularity, gamification, and interactivity.
3 layers of engagement were explored:
Understanding the Audience and their needs: Using Design Thinking methodology, we focused on identifying the project’s target audience and their specific needs.
Strengthening the studio’s community and client base: This involved gathering insights, documenting creative processes, and designing communication strategies. Key actions included facilitating community workshops, creating newsletters, producing documentary videos, and redesigning copy and websites.
Researching and iterating on the studio’s methodologies
· CB-Lab (Rote Fabrik) – community experimentation space for electronic and electro-acoustic music
· Huis van de Toekomst – concept and design for the project’s showroom (energy transition and sustainable living community in the neighbourhood of Bospolder-Tussendijken, Rotterdam)
· Lieve tante Olga (Taal Museum)
· Studio C.A.R.E. – copy and visual identity revision of the landing page + Curated Catastrophe‘s methodology iteration
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