Irene de Andrés | ‘La Isla. A través del cauce’(The Island. Through the Riverbed), 2023 from del rio martin miguel angel Watch Video
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⏲ Duration: 11 min 86 sec ✓ Published: 29-Jun-2023
Description: The starting point of this video piece is the history of the swimming pool complex La Isla (The Island), designed in 1930 by Luis Gutiérrez Soto. This ocean-liner-shaped construction was anchored in the Manzanares River near the bridge Puente del Rey, then called the Puente de la República, and was aligned with then-popular hygienist theories celebrating aquatic leisure activities in the city of Madrid. The Island’s development was therefore a key moment in the relationship between the peopl
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