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Mariano Maturana, in collaboration with Maite Ninou and Xavier Manubens (Turismo Táctico) (Chile/Holland/Spain)
LOVE STORY, 2003
Performance in public space

By means of several love stories, the artist takes us on an unusual "tourist" trip around the suburb of El Raval in Barcelona. The journey records real historical memories of the urban transformation of a suburb that, at the present time is characterized by the coexistence of people from very different cultures and origins. These memories are woven into the personal experience of the fictitious protagonists of the narrative plot. The action lasts for two hours against a background of restaurants, grocers' shops, phone booths and other emblematic parts of the suburb. By means of a mobile phone, the images and sound of the performance can be seen and heard via internet.

With the collaboration of: Mondriaan Foundation, Amsterdam.

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Turismo Táctico (Tactical Tourism)
The group Turismo táctico is formed by Mariano Maturana, Maite Ninou and Xavier Manubens.

Mariano Maturana (Chile/Holland)
Born in Santiago de Chile in 1960, he moved to Amsterdam in 1987 and is currently living in Barcelona. In 1995, he founded the network Mundolatino.org (the first Spanish-speaking network on Internet) and Desk.nl (the first provider created by artists in Holland).
In 1999, he founded the Colectivo de Acciones Virtuales in order to organise public actions on the Net. His individual Media Art projects have been presented at a number of festivals and art centres in Holland, Germany, England and Latin America.

Maite Ninou (Spain)
Born in Barcelona in 1960, she creates single channel video projects and video installations. In 1986, she founded the group "Corriente Alterna" for the production of independent video in Barcelona. She has collaborated with the Espais d'art Contemporani collective, and in the creation of the video production centre in Hangar. She is a member of the group organising the Encuentros de Video in Pamplona and lecturer in Videography at the Fine Arts Faculty of the University of Barcelona.

Xavier Manubens (Spain)
Born in Barcelona in 1956, he has been creating installation projects since 1980. He was a member of the multimedia group "Zum-Zum" from 1984 to 1990 and founder of the "Espais d'art Contemporani" collective which exhibits work by young artists. Since 1992, he has produced single channel video projects and video installations with Maite Ninou. His works have been displayed in art centres and galleries in Germany, France, Italy, Spain and Latin America.

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