Periódico Caravana (.5)

Madrid, December 2025

Within this caravan, many voices are heard. Some whisper, others speak loudly. Some are enthusiastic, others worried. There are also those who recite and even sing. These are voices that coexist and speak of coexistence; of the possibilities and difficulties that arise when we share spaces, projects, or ways of life with others. In this issue of Caravana, the question that runs through us—how to coexist?—has many (im)possible answers.

The idea of ​​coexistence encompasses everything from the social spaces we share by default (family, town, school, neighborhood, public services) to utopian ideals linked to the creation of communities where like-minded and dissimilar people thrive in harmony. Our society is marked by paradoxical forms of coexistence and boundaries, from ghettos for the impoverished to gated communities where the wealthy "live together." What do we do in these cases? Do we choose to live in bubbles where we feel like equals? What good might it do to break them and engage in unexpected dialogues? Are there situations where coexistence is not only impossible but also generates more violence?

Going camping, giving a workshop, playing in the museum, forming a choir, bringing worlds together, changing continents, “inventing” a workers' organization, cohabiting a disputed territory. The contributions included in Caravana (.5) describe a set of actions and proposals where coexistence and its complications are a central theme:

• Critical resistances or essays by Kekena Corvalán (writer, professor, and curator), Lucía Egaña Rojas (artist, writer, and researcher), and Andrei Fernández (curator and researcher).
• Reflections on the artistic residencies at Planta Alta by Florencia Rodríguez Giles, Manar Idrissi, and Massa Salvatge.
• The artistic contribution of Ximena Ferrer Pizarro, Microtelenovelas.
• Images and ideas related to one of our public programme: Escuela del Presente (School of the Present).
• The back cover is dedicated to La Calle, a songbook; an invitation to unite around Carabanchel, a neighborhood whose etymology also includes the word "caravan."

You can download your copy of CARAVANA here.

Editorial curator: hablarenarte

Graphic design: Nuria F. Herrera

Printing: NFG Solutions

This publication is produced with the support of the Madrid City Council's grant for independent contemporary art spaces in the 2024-25 call for proposals.

Planta Alta is a space granted to the hablarenarte association by the Regional Government of Madrid through a public competition.