PROJECTS : EUROPEAN REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT FUND (FEDER/ERDF)

The European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) currently finances two of our main projects: the 4th Mail Art Call, linked to the exhibition project in tribute to Pere Sousa, and Chimerical Devices.

4th Mail Art Call and Exhibition Project in Tribute to Pere Sousa:

The 4th Mail Art Call is preceded by three previous editions that established an exhibition line based on the motto “no money | no selection | no jury | no return.” All works sent to MIDECIANT are included in the exhibition corresponding to the call, with the aim of keeping so-called mail art alive.

This 4th Call, funded by ERDF, pays tribute to Pere Sousa (1955–2023), a key figure in the development and dissemination of mail art, sound poetry, and collage. In the 1990s, he directed the publication P.O.BOX and created the cultural activism platform Merz Mail (www.merzmail.net).

A cultural activist, editor, mail artist, and radio producer, Pere Sousa is considered one of the most prominent sound poets in Spain, specializing in the work of Kurt Schwitters. This edition honors his legacy, recognizing his generous donation to MIDECIANT in 2019 and his pioneering role in the experimental and self-managed art scene.

Chimerical Devices:

The installation Ça a été / This has been, developed by researchers Montserrat de Pablo and Ana Navarrete, is presented within the framework of the project Chimerical Devices / Alternative Histories, funded by the Spanish Foundation for Science and Technology (FECYT) under the 2024 Call for Grants for the Promotion of Scientific Culture.

The project, reference FCT 24 20750 in the category CULTURE – Art, Science, Technology and Society (ACTS), is developed by the Miguel Hernández University of Elche. In this context, Ça a été / This has been proposes a chimerical machine that reinterprets phantasmagoria through a central device projecting iconic images in all directions, creating an immersive experience without screens.

The work engages with a technical genealogy—from the magic lantern to the Pathé Baby—to activate the image as archive, specter, and possibility, proposing a visual heterotopia in which times, technologies, and memories converge. This proposal aligns with the spirit of the FECYT project, articulating new critical narratives on devices and media history through artistic experimentation and media archaeology.

EMBLEMA UNION EUROPEA Co-funded by the European Union