Participation is free of charge, registration is required (max. 20 participants). Registration link: https://forms.gle/xXsbGKMMoH54Cxur8

In the context of the forthcoming publication of her selected writings in English (b_books, 2027), this workshop – led by the artist and the book's editors – centres on Ruido's Plan Rosebud project (2006-2008).

Plan Rosebud focuses on then-recent social debate around "The Historical Memory Act" in Spain, and the relations between sites of memory and the politics of memory produced through the cultural industries; and on the Spanish Transition, the period after the end of Franco's rule.

Through analysis of social movements and popular culture, it seeks to dismantle the idea that a pact among the Spanish ruling elite, led by Adolfo Suárez and King Juan Carlos, "saved" Spain from a new civil war and paved the way for a "peaceful" transition to a democratic regime. The project attempts to study popular culture in relation to the different social forces that were the protagonists of political change (unions, the feminist movement, neighbourhood associations and gay and lesbian collectives) and analyse why and how certain images from militant cinema showing the collective efforts of these fights have been directly or indirectly censored to make possible the triumphalist, individualistic and linear narrative learned through television and the press.

In the workshop we will watch sections of the film Plan Rosebud, collectively read fragments of Ruido's accompanying text, and discuss these together. The workshop will be held in English and Spanish (Spanish will be translated into English throughout).

The workshop is presented as part of Nicolas Helm-Grovas's and Anna R. Winder's studio residency at anorak, supported by the Berlin Senate Department for Culture and Social Cohesion (Basisförderung für Projekträume).