Carmen Fernández González
3 May 2022 – 31 January 2023
Artist and architect (ETSAC2011) interested in the multitude of possibilities of interrelation between both disciplines, seeking new ways of expression, as well as in urban intervention where the city is revitalized. In parallel to architecture, I have trained in different artistic disciplines such as engraving and ceramics, recently receiving the Roberto Parga 2022 award at the 10th National Creative Ceramics Fair. In 2021, thanks to the artistic production scholarship in Graphic Arts (Factoría Cultural de Avilés), I have been able to develop the “Reflejos” project where, through the printing technique, large-format compositions have been created that will be installed on the street. of Avilés in order to beautify it and bring the work closer to the population. In 2012, in collaboration with the Luciérnagas en el Jardín collective, the urban intervention “Where Yesterday at Five” was selected within the Autumn of Recycling contest (Gijón City Council and the LABoral center), where waste materials were used to decorate the city. During my career as an architect I have carried out different types of projects, mainly linked to urban planning in countries such as Holland, Equatorial Guinea and Santo Tomé.
Project in residence
La sementera
“La sementera” was born out of the need to offer workshop-type work spaces and the increase in the number of empty ground floors in the street due to the disappearance of small businesses in the city. The aim of this project is to create a network of spaces and people where there is an exchange of knowledge and experiences, occupying disused premises which, with minimal refurbishment work, could house workshops for art and crafts, advocating their recovery and creating meeting places for tradition and innovation. In addition, this new network of inhabited ground floors would create a synergy with the rest of the premises in the neighbourhood, recovering the quality and life of the street.
“La sementera” would also function as a showcase to bring the work of artists and artisans to the local community for their involvement in the project, from which the rest of the city’s cultural and artistic centres would benefit. The starting point will be an urban analysis to identify potential disused ground floors, which will serve as the basis for establishing a dialogue with the interested parties to jointly shape the project, where Laboral will be the platform for disseminating and managing the project.
