MEMORY

UNCOMFORTABLE HERITAGE

One of the aspects that “memory laws” have attempted to regulate over the last two decades, with varying degrees of success, is the relationship between citizens and certain spaces of memory, the dialogue established between the population and places marked by historical episodes that, through private or public actions, attempt to evoke a common memory that identifies a collective. The different meanings that these spaces have depending on the group, generation, gender, historical context and other conditions —that is, their social framework— are subject to changing processes that reveal political struggles for cultural hegemony: which memory should prevail over the others?

Uncomfortable Heritage. Projects. 2020-2025

Direction

Jordi Guixé, Ricard Conesa, Núria Ricart

More information: https://europeanmemories.net/patrimonios/

PERPINYÀ

Jordi Guixé, Núria Ricart, 2025 More information: https://europeanmemories.net/patrimonios/

TORTOSA

Jordi Guixé, Núria Ricart, 2022 More information: https://europeanmemories.net/patrimonios/

CUELGAMUROS

Núria Ricart, Jordi Guixé, 2018

More information: https://europeanmemories.net/patrimonios/

TO LÓPEZ Y LÓPEZ

Published: GUIXÉ, J; RICART, N. (2020) A López y López. Quinto asalto. Memorias incómodas en el espacio público Vol 7 / II Rivista dell'Istituto di Storia dell'Europa Mediterranea https://doi.org/10.7410/1439

L'Atlàntida, Jordi Guixé i Núria Ricart (2019)

SPACE OF MEMORY. MONUMENT TO THE WOMEN'S PRISON OF LES CORTS

PERIMETER

Designed by Ricart, Henrich, Hernández, 2024. Barcelona City Council. Civic participation: Plataforma Futuro Monumento Cárcel de Mujeres de les Corts.

One of the most important topics developed on this process is the territorial expression of the disappeared prison. In 2024, we instal Corten steel pieces with phrases from testimonies of Les Corts. Exactly in the place where decades ago the walls of the provincial women's prison of the Franco regime stood, now you can read quotes referring to the situation of imprisonment and repression, of María Salvo, Tomasa Cuevas, Victoria Pujolar, Isabel Vicente, Anna Solà, Soledad Real, Mercedes Salamero, Julia Romera and Carme Claramunt.

The testimony is combined with the perimeter of the vanished prison.

More information:

https://presodedones.wordpress.com/

https://ajuntament.barcelona.cat/memoriademocratica/es/iniciativa-territorial/espacio-de-memoria-de-la-carcel-de-mujeres-de-les-corts/

Publications

MONUMENT

The monument had been opened in Decembre 2019.
Designed by Núria Ricart, Jordi Henrich and Fernando Hernández. Promoted by the City Council with the participation of the platform Futur Monument Presó de Dones de les Corts

It is a very long claim of the civic society, who lead a citizen process in order to recover the memory of the former prison of Les Corts (1939-1955). Nowadays, we continue to develop new forms of transmission in public space.

More information: https://presodedones.wordpress.com/ https://ajuntament.barcelona.cat/memoriademocratica/es/iniciativa-territorial/espacio-de-memoria-de-la-carcel-de-mujeres-de-les-corts/

Publications

Civic participation activities in Les Corts (2013-2022)

Organized by: Futur Monument Presó de Dones de les Corts

Supported by: EUROM the Barcelona City Council and the Research Project: Public Art and Memory (University of Barcelona

Temporary Space of Memory Design (2014-2019): N. Ricart, A. Remesar, D. Esparza, J. Guixé

Signposting Design (2015): Direction: A. Remesar, N. Ricart, J. Guixé Original Idea: Students of the Urban Design Master (UB) P. Fernández, F. Marín, I. Navas. Project report: D. Esparza

Perimeter mark design (2018): N. Ricart, J. Guixé

More information: https://presodedones.wordpress.com/

Publications

HEADLIGHTS

September 28, 2018 - October 7, 2018

The seven watchtowers of the former prison La Model in Barcelona had been the object of a signaling action and temporary enlightening.

The action aims to give more visibility to the participative process promoted by the Platform Fem Nostre l'Espai de la Model, pointing out the citizen demands about the uses of the building.

Original Idea / Direction: Núria Ricart and Jordi Guixé

Technical Development: Núria Ricart

Graphic Design (Graffity): Roc Blackbloc

Promoted: Fem Nostre l'Espai de la Model

Organized: EUROM; Public Art and Memory Research Project

Supported by: Barcelona City Council; EUROM; Public Art and Memory Research Project

More information: https://presomodel.wordpress.com/ https://europeanmemories.net/activities/fars-headlights/

UNFINISHED MURAL. A CIVIC CLAIM

The platform named Fem Nostre l’Espai de La Model organized a protest party at the corner of La Model prison in Barcelona. The event took place on May 29, 2016, as part of the participatory process to transform this penitentiary, which is planned to be evicted in 2017.

A public space intervention explained the main claims of the Platform. Designed by Nuria Ricart and Jordi Guixé. Mural design of Rock Blackbloc, inspired by the artist Helios Gomez.