Discover the maquinaciones Exhibition at Reina Sofía Arts Center: Exploring Art, Philosophy, and Resistance

This exhibition, 'maquinaciones,' delves into concepts of machines as abstract cores of human and non-human relations, exploring resistance, coalition, and creativity. It features nearly fifty artists, primarily from the Mediterranean and African regions, reflecting on the historical and current circumstances of these territories.

The exhibition 'maquinaciones' reinterprets the concept of the machine from a theoretical framework proposed by Félix Guattari and Gilles Deleuze, shifting from a mere technical instrument to an abstract core capable of containing infinite human and non-human relations. The exhibition features nearly fifty artists, predominantly from the Mediterranean and African regions, who engage with the historical and contemporary circumstances of these territories. The works span a wide variety of formats and techniques, including drawing, painting, comics, sculpture, theater, dance, performance, installation, film, video, and animation, all approached from a critical perspective. A significant portion of the works are new productions or have been specifically adapted for this project, articulating around three interconnected axes: War Machines, Schizo Machines, and Cinema and Care Machines. The "war machine," defined as preceding and external to the State apparatus, serves as a counterpoint to immutable or totalizing logics. This concept is explored through works addressing nationalist ideologies, militarism, colonial memory, extractivism, forced migrations, and border policies, highlighting "molecular" revolutions and alternative modes of organizing the common. The "schizo machines" axis delves into the alteration of consciousness states, minority animist rituals, new forms of communication, and science fiction speculations, de-linking subjectivity from classical psychoanalytic schemas and situating contemporary malaise within the social space. Finally, the "cinema and care machines" axis examines cinema as a rhizome of subjectivation processes, capable of subverting dominant semiotic regimes. This section explores a post-cinematic, non-representational approach to embodiment, affective communities, and collective enunciation, aligning with a triple social, mental, and environmental ecology.

Information regarding ticketing and admission policies for 'maquinaciones' is not explicitly detailed on this page. Visitors are advised to check the official Reina Sofía Arts Center website for the most current details on admission and booking procedures, as exhibition access may be linked to general museum entry or require separate arrangements.