El Patio Maravillas, La Ingobernable, and Occupied Madrid
Victoria Carter (GGFUP, 2017, Location: Madrid)
Last Saturday, 8th July, El Patio died. The organisation was ‘killed’ with a two day party in Malasaña. In the style which befits the organisation, the party was spread, slightly shambolically over two nights and filled with friends made over the last 10 years. The Friday evening was a bar crawl, starting at Solar Antonio Grilo, an ‘okupado’ urban garden and which continued around Malasaña. On Saturday I went with a purpose: to act as a point of collection for any photos or documents that people brought along and wanted to add to the archive, and with an SLR camera, ready to record any short memories from people at the party to add to the archive. This brief was discussed and agreed with a key member of El Patio the week before and he said he would arrange a table and chair, and I should arrange any signs or flyers.