“Prova: assaig: error” A la recerca de noves vies d’experimentació

In 1931 Edward Lee Thorndike formulated the principle known as the ‘Law of Effect’. It is a heuristic method of gathering knowledge in which one chooses and tests different possibilities for an unknown that one encounters along the way, sees what alternatives it offers and chooses the optimal option on the basis of the results. The empirical basis of this principle, which is the hallmark of scientific research processes, is also undoubtedly the essence of creative processes: opening up possibilities, projecting solutions and experimenting with available tools and resources, discarding what does not work until a solution is found, until a solution materialises. Or perhaps even, with an open mind and willing to experiment, to realise during the process that in the end, the best solution was a mistake. A mistake that becomes a success full of intention and poetics.

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By the Institut d'Estudis Fotogràfics de Catalunya

AINA ANDRÉS
Artist trained in Arts and Design, specialising in animation and illustration. Her interest and practice are mainly focused on experimentation, both at a formal, methodological and narrative level. Her creative proposal seeks to explain stories in different ways, away from traditional narrative structures. Her work is marked by the exploration of diverse techniques, using error as a tool to open up new expressive possibilities.
https://palmerasesina.cargo.site

LAURA BORONAT CORRAL
Laura Boronat, a photographer from Barcelona, is a person who is close, dedicated and deeply involved in each of her projects. Her innate curiosity leads her to constantly explore new techniques and approaches, which is reflected in the diversity and creativity of her work. After studying Photography at the Institut d'Estudis Fotogràfics de Catalunya (IEFC), her main line of development revolves around photography, currently focusing on Art Direction.

LUCIA DIAZ PIGA
Chilean actress with residence in Barcelona, graduated from the Universidad Mayor (Santiago de Chile) with studies in photography, education and cultural management. She is currently taking a postgraduate course in Creative Photography at the IEFC. She has worked as a performing arts and experimental photography educator in different normative spaces between Chile and Barcelona. She also participates as an actress in various productions, mainly with the Chilean company Teatro Síntoma and Korpus teatro. In the field of photography, she has collaborated with the projects ‘Habitante, el teatro como imaginario social’, ‘Gestar, colectivizando el sentir’ and the Festival de fotografía incisiva ‘Ullal’, among others.

ELSA FAUDÉ
Elsa Faudé is a French photographer-author who lives in Barcelona. Her work combines photography, video, installation and literature, fusing documentary and visual poetry. She explores identity, gender, memory and cultural territories through processes of photographic alteration, questioning the dominant structures of the collective imaginary. Her surreal visions, inhabited by utopian journeys and metamorphoses, pay homage to the marginalised and forgotten. She has received awards, such as the Mark Grosset-SAIF and mentions in the Julia Margaret Cameron Awards and the UCLA Art Competition.
https://elsafaude.com/

PAU OLLÉ
Audiovisual creator with a passion for telling stories through images. He graduated in Photography at the IEFC, and has directed several short films, including his final degree project. Currently, he is dedicated to the production of documentaries and experiential videos, exploring the audiovisual world from the personal challenge, adventure and experimentation. He shares her projects on social networks, combining film, exploration and storytelling.