Paisanaje

Paisanaje is a collective of exploration and action that addresses the ecosocial crisis from the arts. Based in Madrid, it practices alternative modes of imagination that move away from the hegemonic narrative of collapse in order to sketch out more hopeful futures. Their goal is to create in the city a space of welcome and participatory coexistence for all forms of life.

Paisanaje's work is articulated around four interconnected lines of action, always grounded in everyday practice. In ‘eating and power’, they address practices and debates around food autonomy; ‘situated essays’ serve as a means to investigate possible fairer urban transitions; ‘thinking by doing’ brings together all the practices that recover and valorize not only traditional knowledge but also the learnings derived from the doings of art; and communal luxury, rather than a set of actions, encompasses the possible imaginaries of the commons and the celebration of the collective as a way of life. These lines materialize in diverse actions such as collective walks, food transformation workshops (yogurts, cheeses...), communal meals, publications, gatherings, exhibitions, and celebrations.