The first word I learned to say is guaita. My paternal grandmother would take me for a walk in the trolley, and as we wandered around she would point at things with her finger and say: “Guaita Laia, guaita!”. She spoke a particular Catalan, she would say guaita instead of mira (look at). Guaitar means to watch carefully, analysing what is observed. Vigilant. Jo guaito 👀️ 

/ˈgwaj.tə/ 




ABOUT

NOTEBOOK 💬️

RESEARCH BIENNALE

Alternative Explorer Performs an Algofiction


SAN MEI GALLERY

Collective Ritual of Longing


DIS/CONNECT

Communication in the Age of Isolation


METAL

El Arte de Hackear


MANIFEST INFÀNCIA I PANTALLES

El risc de les pantalles


ON THE DESK

ADG Laus


HANDLE WITH CARE

Actas BAU Design Forum 2017


© 2023 Laia Miret



RITUAL OF LONGING


RITUAL OF LONGING, JOANNA LALOWSKA AND LAIA MIRET
HD SINGLE CHANNEL VIDEO / COLOR / ENGLISH WITH ENG SUB / 01:45



PROJECT

Ritual of Longing


PERFORMANCE
GRAPHIC DESIGN
GARMENTS DESIGN
WEBSITE

VIDEO
- MIN
COLOR
ENG + ENG SUBTITLES

ALL IMAGES

Joanna Lalowska
Laia Miret


THANK YOU

Emily Candela
Adam Kaasa
Helene Kazan
Cristian Palazzi
Eleanor Wang


San Mei Gallery


APR 2021-ONGOING  

Ritual of Longing is a humble trial set of rituals which enable the practitioner and the spectator to dive deeper into their bond with the other significant being, a friend. A translocated friendship works as a vessel for personal exploration, highlighting the healing power of human connection.

Our current condition is afflicted because of the domination of two basic forms of communal life: the family and the nation. These, enhanced by the pandemic, do not create a real counterbalance to the systemic competition based on egoism and exploitation. The politics of friendship can be a reminder of methods of cooperation and coexistence, ultimately going beyond the realm of interpersonal relations to include every human being and help us all transform through connecting deeply with our emotions. Can new forms of living or being together become a political tool enacting real change?

Borders between connection and disconnection are disappearing. The digital realm and human relations have become unified in one never-ending shift. This is especially affirmed through our networked presence in multi-internet reality. In a globalised world affected by the current de-globalised travel system, how can rituals help us reconnect with friends living and being confined afar?

Physical rituals have been virtually forgotten in the anthropology of everyday life. In every culture, these moments marked the cycle of life and gave a spiritual framework for humanity.

Collective Ritual of Longing is an invitation to embrace friendship in dislocated time-frames. Participants perform a meditative practice to remember friends being physically unreachable due to unforeseen circumstances, recreating a new relationship and perhaps creating a new history through the healing power lying under such tender, relevant and legally non-represented relationship.


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UPCOMING PERFORMANCE:
San Mei Gallery
LONDON
26/06/2021
11AM-12AM AND 5PM-6PM

Please see the full project at:









Ritualistic artefacts sent to my friend Joanna:












Last artefact for the collective Ritual of Longing, the Compass Rug: