Post by Fundación RIA

A última residencia artística de Common Grounds tivo como epicentro Stochna Gara, en Sofia. O pasado industrial desta antiga estación de ferrocarril, actualmente abandonada, afectou a saúde do solo supoñendo agora un reto para o proceso de rehabilitación do espazo. Ao longo de tres meses, as tres artistas seleccionadas –Virgile Haëck , Andrea Popyordanova e Mar Ramon Soriano– exploraron as problemáticas deste espazo, traballando en contacto con especialistas científicas e comunidades locais e presentando unha intervención artística final nos terreos que rodean a estación. As xornadas finais da residencia contaron ademais coa participación de Montescola e do grupo de investigación Uxafores – Universidade de Santiago de Compostela (USC) que presentaron a súa experiencia en restauración ecolóxica e análise de solos. Common Grounds é unha iniciativa de Citadelle de Marseille, GRADOSCOPE e Fundación RIA, cofinanciada pola Unión Europea e Fundación Daniel y Nina Carasso . — Common Grounds’ latest artist residency was centred on Stochna Gara, in Sofia. The industrial past of this former railway station, now abandoned, has impacted soil health. This now poses a challenge for the regeneration of the site. Over the course of three months, the three selected artists –Virgile Haëck , Andrea Popyordanova and Mar Ramon Soriano– explored the issues that affect this area, working alongside scientific experts and local communities and presenting a final artistic intervention on the open spaces around the station. The final days of the residency also featured contributions from Montescola and the Uxafores – Universidade de Santiago de Compostela (USC) research group, who shared their expertise in ecological restoration and soil analysis. Common Grounds is an initiative by Citadelle de Marseille, GRADOSCOPE and Fundación RIA, co-funded by the European Union and Fundación Daniel y Nina Carasso