Málaga

Walking along the mouth of the Guadalhorce, traversing the currents of its history and past, we reconnect with the beings that inhabit and nourish it – the guardians of the marshes. Birds, flora, reptiles, and other creatures that pass through to nest and find shelter in this aquatic ecosystem that opens onto the sea.

The Mediterranean has always been navigable and continues to be so for migration and trade purposes. We'll talk about the history of our sea and the stories of the various people who attempt to cross it to reach Europe from Africa. Meanwhile, we'll try to build a raft and set it afloat with the help of master carpenter Alfonso Sánchez-Guitard from the Nereo shipyard. We'll see if it floats on Sunday November 10 at 10:30 am.

Visual artist Diego Delas has designed and conceptualized a series of banners that are a poetic tribute to the relationship between man and the Mediterranean Sea. Each banner, handmade from natural fabrics, incorporates shapes and symbols inspired by nature and the waves, evoking the light and colors of the coastline.

Macarena Gómez-Barris embarks on a fascinating exploration of coastal landscapes as sites of resistance, survival and ecological interconnectedness. Blending postcolonial and ecological perspectives, Gómez-Barris investigates how coastal regions, often ignored in global narratives, serve as vital frontiers where indigenous communities, marine life and local cultures resist and adapt to the encroachments of neoliberal exploitation and climate change.

This conference explores the history of racialization from coexistence in the Iberian Peninsula to colonization in the Americas, highlighting how racial exclusion emerged alongside territorial and economic expansion.

(Grounded Bodies, Flying Plasma: The Liquid Regime of Bodily Fluids) by Ivan López Munuera. Bodies are permeable and participate in a continuous exchange of fluids. These fluids circulate, merging desires and destinies, influencing health, and constructing an often unmanifested hydro-community. "Grounded Bodies, Flying Plasma" explores the history of the blood trade and transfusion and its relationship to imperialism and the AIDS crisis.