Next Friday, March 16 at 7 PM, we invite you, within the framework of the exhibition
Collective Tapestries
at the Bellvitge-el Gornal Cultural Center, to the Spanish premiere of the documentary film
Gas Leaks
directed by Chilean director Bruno Salas and produced by Trama Films.
The film invites us to immerse ourselves in the spirit and ideals of a key historical moment in the history of Chile: In 1972, during the Government of Salvador Allende, the building for the celebration of the Third United Nations Conference on Trade and Development UNCTAD III was built in the record time of 275 days. During that period, 34 artists were invited to incorporate their art into the architecture.
One of them, the sculptor Félix Maruenda, built a large minimalist chimney, which would serve to release the gases from the building’s popular dining room. Another of the pieces exhibited was the tapestry of the Embroiderers of Isla Negra, which is honored by the collective tapestry promoted by the
Cooperativa de Oficios Nido Textil
.
After the coup d’état of September 11, 1973, the building was used by the Military Junta and renamed the Diego Portales Building. Most of the works of art were destroyed and disappeared (including the tapestry of the Embroiderers of Isla Negra).
Through the story of the protagonists of the construction of the building and archive images of the time, the film invites us to immerse ourselves in the spirit and ideals of that time, which made possible a collective dream materialized in the Unctad III Building.