By Stefan Gzyl. Being an architect, just like being a mathematician or a cook, means having a certain structure of mind; a way of thinking and looking at the world that is shaped by what one does and which in time shapes everything else one comes to do. In this sense, the teaching of architecture should aim, at its best, at training others in forming this structure.

Performance is the way to a change of consciousness, Not only for the performer but for the viewer. Marina Abramovic   Performance is, in the words of theorist Patrice Pavis, «a kaleidoscopic multi-thematic discourse»; a language that connects, without preconceived notions, the visual arts, dance, architecture, music, video, narration, theater, cinema, and poetry to create | … |

To think about the identity of the images of Caracas seems an exercise still linked to the exaltation of the bucolic: the idealized landscape, the majestic character of the Ávila mountain, the privileged climate, the flight of birds of paradise, all make up the spinal cord of this representation. But is this really the landscape that the city becomes? Why does the urban face of Caracas drown its contemplation?

Nowacek’s work focuses on day-to-day ecology: processes, codes and everyday habits. She uses sculpture, performance and drawing to encourage action, restoring the body’s functional relevance as an object, tool, channel, and space for the imagination, in the midst of a contemporaneity in which the body has been eclipsed by technology.

Venezuelan artists Ángela Bonadies and Mariana Rondón participate in the 2014 FAU Research Triennial: New World(s): The Reinvention of the Latin American City   JUNE 30 – JULY 4, 2014 Caracas, Venezuela The School of Architecture and Urbanism (FAU) at the Central University of Venezuela (UCV) and Backroom Caracas are delighted to announce two art | … |