Running parallel to the exhibition “Souvenir Effect. Travel Fetishes. Beyond Clichés”, DHUB is planning a cycle of lectures and round table discussions to expand on reflections prompted by the souvenir theme from different angles and in different spheres and contexts.

Participants in this cycle, to be held over four days at DHUB in November and December, will include prominent guest speakers from the world of design and photography and the business sector.

“Souvenir Effect. Travel Fetishes. Beyond Clichés” winds up the programme, “Tourism. Fiction Spaces”, which premiered last December with the exhibition of the same name – both DHUB productions. The urge to travel, the tourist’s experience and memories of holidays and journeys have been analysed over an eight-month period within the framework of this programme.

19.11.2009
(7.30 p.m. – 9.30 p.m.)
Discovering Souvenir Territory

Possibly more than any other designer, Constantin Boym has researched the narrative of the souvenir from a contemporary, critical perspective. His lecture will be followed by a round table discussion featuring the young designers, Marc Morro and Guillem Ferran, who produced souvenirs from non-existent places for “The Imaginary Souvenir” section of the exhibition. Marc Morro will present an implement inspired by Metropolis, Fritz Lang’s urban dystopia, while Guillem Ferran will embark on a ladder game to souvenirise Gulliver’s Travels.

Lecture
(7.30 p.m. – 8.15 p.m.)
Constantin Boym

Round Table
(8.15 p.m. – 9.30 p.m.)
Constantin Boym
Guillem Ferran
Marc Morro
Moderator:
Oscar Guayabero

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Vídeo: Constantin Boym
Vídeo: Guillem Ferran
Vídeo: Marc Morro
Vídeo: Mesa redonda

26.11.2009
(7.30 p.m. – 9.30 p.m.)
Militant Humour in the Contemporary Souvenir

A double lecture held in two studios, one in Paris and the other in Barcelona, exploring the formal, functional and narrative potential of the souvenir as viewed from an irreverent militancy of humour and irony.

Atypyk, in particular, stands out for its humour, as attested by a sort of manifesto published on its website which states, among other things, that “Atypyk sounds Greek but is actually a French brand”. Then there’s Emiliana Design, Ana Mir and Emili Padrós’ Catalan studio whose activity ranges from exhibition curating to designing objects or spaces.

Lecture
(7.30 p.m. – 8 p.m.)
Atypyk

Lecture
(8 p.m. – 8.30 p.m.)
Emiliana Design

Round Table
(8.30 p.m. – 9.30 p.m.)
Ivan Duval and Jean Sébastien Ides (Atypyk)
Emili Padrós (Emiliana Design)
Moderator:
Oscar Guayabero

Venue: DHUB Montcada (Montcada, 12)

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Vídeo: Atypyk
Vídeo: Emiliana Design
Vídeo: Taula rodona

3.12.2009
(7.30 p.m. – 9.30 p.m.)
Tell me which souvenir you buy and I’ll tell you who you are

Various people active in the production and sale of souvenirs analyse the health of the sector and the tourist’s degree of permeability to new proposals. They also reflect on the impact of souvenirs on a city’s image and vice versa, particularly in the case of Barcelona.

Round Table
(7.30 p.m. – 9.30 p.m.)
Georgina Alsina. Directora comercial Laie
M. Dolors Alvarez. Gerent de l’Associació d’Amics,Veïns i Comerciants de La Rambla
Gemma Amat. Directora d’Artesania Catalunya de la Generalitat de Catalunya
Pere Duran. Director general de Turisme Barcelona
Moderator:
Oscar Guayabero

Venue: DHUB Montcada (Montcada, 12)

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Vídeo:Taula rodona
Vídeo: Pere Duran
Vídeo: Gemma Amat
Vídeo: M. Dolors Alvarez
Vídeo: Georgina Alsina

9.12.2009
(20.00 – 21.30)
Martin Parr. Leisure Chronicles

Martin Parr, a British graphic reporter and collector, will comment on and illustrate his evolution as a photographer over his 40-year career, from the early days of black-and-white to his recent critique of consumer society. He will also talk about his dual role as a collector and curator.

Lecture
(8 p.m. – 9.30 p.m.)
Martin Parr

Venue: Function Room at the Museu Picasso (Montcada, 17)