Description
The Spanish artist Natalia Lozano started in 2011 the project SIGNS, a work that was developed to raise awareness of social, urban and political problems. Furthermore, it seeks to create communication links between persons with disabilities by using creative tools. The project has been presented at international festivals and has received several awards. The project “Empathy for Education. Creativity and Social Media” is a part of the SIGNS- project and will develop it further and bring it to Iceland and Liechtenstein. The objective is to investigate creativity and how social integration and the evolution of artistic and expressive skills are influenced by dance, theatre, natural and cultural heritage and visual arts. Natalia Lozano will go on a trip to Liechtenstein for fifteen days where she will research different educational methodologies at schools in the city of Schaan. She will collaborate with Theatre Takk during her visit. During several months in Iceland she will volunteer at the Reykjavik Art Festival 2014 to learn how the festival is organised. She will investigate the history of dance and fishing and exhibit videos that are part of the SIGNS project.
Summary of project results
The Spanish artist Natalia Lozano started in 2011 the project SGNS, a work that was developed to strengthening the diversity of artistic tools and stimulate critical thinking and communication through new methods of interaction. The project Empathy for Education. Creativity and Social Media is a part of the SGNS -project and was brought to Iceland and Liechtenstein in 2014 with the objective to raise awareness of social, urban and political problems in education related to exclusion. The result of the project was a five-day research stay in Liechtenstein where Lozano conducted interviews and held a workshop for young theatre students at Lichtensteinsishches Gymmasium Theatergruppe Sisyphus. She also cooperated closely with Takk Theatre which resulted in several videos, photos and audio recordings. During a three-month long research stay in Iceland, she investigated the phenomenon of creative education and culture. Through the project, Natalia Lozano has reached a new audience with her message, and established an artistic network that can be used to further explore communication between people across cultural borders.
Summary of bilateral results