FLIPAS – URBAN CULTURE(S) LAB seeks to highlight urban culture as a tool that fosters a new relationship between the public and cultural institutions, shifting the perspective to view peripheral communities as cultural producers rather than passive consumers of content.
This festival is organized by the Goethe-Institut and the Alliance Française. It is supported by AC/E (Spanish Cultural Action of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs) and EUNIC (European Union National Institutes for Culture). To carry out the project in its area, UC3M is collaborating with the Leganés City Council. For this edition, we are working with, among others, the Wallonia-Brussels General Delegation in Spain.
upcoming events
Community Embroidery with Stephan Goldrajch
The proposal is to create a monumental piece (6 x 3 meters) using the technique of embroidery. An activity that typically evokes the small, the individual, and the domestic is given new meaning in this urban initiative through a shift in scale, within a public context, and as a collective effort. A space for community gathering—a moment and a place to come together around manual labor, while we converse and share a break from the everyday in public space.
Concerts at the Prado Museum
Concerts at the Prado Museum, sponsored by the SGAE Foundation, featuring artists such as Mamoun El Bied, Josephine Soundscapes, Oumoulaka, Irene Ivankova, and Silvia Torres.
previous editions
urban installation on waste
Artist: LOR-K (France) creates ephemeral sculptures in the street, making it the central focus of his research. Through a series of experiments, he carries out a series of urban actions, which he documents through photography and video.
Mural at the Drug Addiction Treatment Center.
Artists: Sara Sierra Rivera (Colombia). With a bachelor’s degree in Advertising and Graphic Design, she pursued graduate studies at the University of Salamanca in Spain. She has been actively involved in the advertising industry, positioning new brands in the market and launching her own startup. Paweł Ziemicki (Poland) is a law school graduate, an optimist, and an art enthusiast who combines a passion for learning about and understanding new cultures with a desire to communicate through visual language. Together, they form the collective “Happy My Atelier.”
Fashion and Recycling Workshop with Alina Gurguţă (Romania)
Artist: Alina Gurguta (Romania) graduated from the Faculty of Decorative Arts and Design at the National University of Arts in Bucharest and completed her master’s degree in Fashion and Costume Strategies and her Ph.D. in Visual Arts at the same university. Fashion designer, fashion stylist, and set designer. She currently serves as a Ph.D. professor at the National University of Arts in Bucharest in the Department of Fashion Design.
Textile Recycling Loom Workshop with Maeva Weissen (Switzerland)
Artist: Maëva Weissen (Switzerland) was born in Geneva. She grew up in the working-class neighborhood of Onex Cité. She earned a degree in Fashion Design from the Haute École d’Art et de Design in Geneva and holds a Master’s degree in Contemporary Craft from Konstfack University in Stockholm. Her work is rooted in what she identifies as the “third culture”—that of young people in Swiss working-class neighborhoods who come from different diasporas. Weissen explores the aesthetic and cultural references that influence this working-class culture, whether they are linked to music, fashion, soccer, or the various forms of folklore that comprise it. As a multidisciplinary artist, she focuses specifically on reimagining polyester clothing, but she also works with sound and video and participates in various collective and community projects.
Textile Upcycling Workshop
Artist: Léonie Olmos (France) studied languages and communication in Lyon, although her true dream was to become a fashion designer. Self-taught, she learned the basics of sewing from her grandmother, a former seamstress, before launching her brand in 2019: 2cool4school (2C4S). Today, Léonie creates original and colorful streetwear pieces that are entirely handmade. She also enjoys giving new life to used clothing through upcycling. Her brand’s concept is to offer original and ethical pieces for more responsible fashion. She wants to emphasize the importance of supporting local businesses by offering clothing handmade in French workshops. Additionally, 2C4S offers one-of-a-kind upcycled pieces, with the goal of giving them new life and combating fast fashion.
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