FEDERICO VLADIMIR I PABLO LILIENFELD

Not only did the mothers of these two artists share the same name they were both also born in Argentina in the 1950s as the daughters of European war refugees, and both later emigrated to Spain in their adult lives. Both also created images: Mónica Lilienfeld’s eco-feminist paintings and Mónica Pezdirc’s erotic photographs serve as the inspiration for this creation. The artists are developing a piece in which they reflect on a genealogy in which the epic of wars and migrations coexist, as well as including references to other elements, such as songs, lovers, monsters and ghosts.

The work Pablo and Federico have created since meeting in 2014 has been interlinked with their romantic relationship: using intimacy as a starting point to explore collective representations that question the hegemonic forms of “self-narration”. Their performances, videos, installations and games are tools they use for the creation of worlds and genealogies. Speculative fiction is the common thread that runs through all their work, drawing inspiration from a diverse range of practices, such as synchronised swimming, raving and role-playing games.

Created by Federico Vladimir & Pablo Lilienfeld / Created from the paintings of Mónica Lilienfeld and the photographies of Mónica Pezdirc and Federico Strate / Music Pablo Lilienfeld and Federico Vladimir, in collaboration and interpreted by  Sophie Taylor, Janet Novas, Cris Blanco, Adriana Reyes, Anaël Snoek, Bunny Cadag and Mónica Kerner / Digital NastPlas / Lights design Iván Cascon / Make up Esther Quintas / Scenography Carmen Triñanes and Špela Tušar / Artistic suppot Carina Erdmann, Simon Baetens i Caroline Godard / Video Federico Vladimir and Pablo Lilienfeld in collaboration with Quiela Nuc / Geneaological research Regula Bochsler / Documentation on paintings Santiago Esbert
Coproduction Mercat de les Flors, workspacebrussels (Brussels) i C-TAKT (Pelt) / Residences Graner fàbrica de creació de Barcelona, , KaaitheaterTanzhaus Zurich, Residencias Paraíso / MIT Ribadavia, La Poderosa, Auditorio de Tenerife, C-TAKT i workspacebrussels / Financed by The Flemish Authorities / Thanks to Bâtard Festival, Sabine Cmelniski, Martin Zícari, Jesús Ubera, Sònia Gómez, Conchita Pons, Norberto Llopis, Mentah, Raúl Querido, Alejandro Marani and our families.