Light Filtered Through the Cracks

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Image courtesy of MACBA

Light Filtered Through the Cracks proposes a journey through the multiple forms of collaborative creation that have emerged through video from the 1970s to the present day. The central axis is the experience of Video-Nou / Servicio de Vídeo Comunitario, a collective active in Catalonia during the Transition from Franco’s dictatorship to democracy. They understood video not only as a technical medium, but also as a political and social tool capable of generating processes of self-organization, neighborhood empowerment, and counter-information.

Starting from this historical point, the exhibition unfolds across different thematic zones that interweave the archives, practices and strategies of other national and international collectives, be they historical or contemporary. Far from a linear genealogy, the exhibition presents a constellation of experiences that blur the boundaries between art and activism, document and fiction, aesthetics and ethics.

Information is not presented as a finished product but as a process, where informing means not only broadcasting data but also conveying experiences, raising questions, sharing knowledge and building relationships. This was one of the cornerstones of the work of Video-Nou / Servicio de Vídeo Comunitario: to put the medium at the service of the communities, to generate circuits of back and forth between those who record, those who speak and those who watch. In this way, video becomes a tool for mediation, active listening and the collective construction of the story.

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