Air Autonomy Journeys
Jornadas de autonomía aérea
(With RoToR collective)
Perhaps the most interesting, undiscovered aspect of Barcelona's architecture is the rooftops of Ciutat Vella. For several months in 2004, we organised a series of expeditions open to anybody who wanted to participate, in order to explore these territories and map them.
To do this, we put out a call for points of access from specific buildings, which were granted by friends and acquaintances. From those access points, we made our way by jumping from one roof to another, checking to see the extent of the connected areas, while also mapping the areas exhaustively.
A year later, we organised the Air Autonomy Journeys to discuss proposals for the possible creative re-use of these spaces by Barcelona residents.
Encima de los callejones del barrio gótico de Barcelona se extiende otra capa geográfica, habitada pero no transitable, mucho mas vacía. Es una explanada insólita, desconocida, privada..
Con el colectivo Rotor, hicimos una serie de expediciones para explorar los tejados del centro histórico de Barcelona. Solicitamos acceso a residentes y cartografiamos posibles rutas transitables saltando de un tejado a otro por encima de vallas, muros y abismos.
Un año después, allí en los tejados, organizamos las jornadas de AutonomiAereA para discutir posibles usos creativos y soluciones sociales para estos espacios.
Maps of Accessible Tours through the Roofs
of Raval District in Barcelona
Green = Access points from friends
Orange = Conquered territories
Red = Troubles with defenders
2004 · Organisation of roof explorations and AirAutonomy Journeys
Organised by Vahida Ramujkic, Laia Sadurní (RoToR) Charlenric Simon and Dionis Escorsa
Shown at:
2009 Slow-light cinema. Retrospective exhibition.
Dispari & Dispari projects. Reggio Emilia. Italy.
2006 What happens? Dispari&Dispari project. Reggio Emilia. Italy.
2004 Quorum. La Capella. Barcelona. Curated by Rosa Pera.
Matinée. Gallery ninapi. Ravenna. Italy.
Invisible links, electric cities. Island 6 Arts center. Shanghai. China.
Terme Raval. La capella. Barcelona. Curated by Rosa Pera.
