Bronze statue of a lady garnished with an apron and cleaning supplies.

Bremda Acosta

Research on Madrid’s Network of Domestic Work Organizations Bremda Acosta (GGFUP, 2017, Location: Madrid) There are several bronze “urban statues” around Madrid, especially in the neighborhood of Malasaña, that depict ordinary people doing everyday things. There are many statues such as “the reader,” “the young woman walking” and “the student from Malasaña.” Some people have confessed […]

A row of plants.

SEMillas

SEMillas: Sembrando un Ecosistema en Madrid (Seeding an Ecosystem in Madrid) Erin Johnson (GGFUP, 2015, Location: Madrid) Erin Johnson spent the summer of 2015 in Madrid, Spain with the group Paisaje Transversal. She conducted on-the-ground research exploring the relationships between the recent and widespread emergence of huertos urbanos (urban agriculture) and other groups that emerged […]