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Captive conduct 'may be visited until September 15 |

The collaboration between the Department of Employment, Tourism and Culture and the University of Murcia has allowed Murcia and visitors to enjoy from today until September 15 the exhibition 'Cuerpos dociciles.

Captive Behaviors' that includes the works of the students of the Master in Production and Artistic Management of the Faculty of Fine Arts.

Councilor Jesús Pacheco explained that "it is necessary to emphasize the relationship of the City of Murcia with the University of Murcia establishing ties that enhance the professionalization of students by setting up real scenarios where to develop their lines of research. Give visibility to the creative industries that are booming in the city of Murcia. "

This is the first exhibition in a non-university public space of the students of the master's degree, carried out within the subject Expotographic Design and Assembly of Exhibitions, with the objective of introducing them in the management and production of exhibitions in a collaborative way.

The curators, like the artists, coordinators and designers, are students.

'Docile bodies.

Captive Behaviors' has as a guiding thread the book of the French philosopher Michel Foucault, Vigilar y Castigar (1975), of which each artist has selected a fragment to articulate his work.

This text reflects Foucault's reflections on the systems of control and indoctrination that power effects on individuals, starting from the architectural concept of the panopticon developed by the British philosopher Jeremy Bentham in the late eighteenth century.

This structure is a circular plant monitoring system, with a central tower from which to observe without being observed.

An exhibition consisting of pieces ranging from painting and drawing, to the artistic installation;

Where the singular is found in the methodology that has been followed in its production: the typical roles of the exhibitions continue to exist but their functions have been diluted and shared among all.

Source: Ayuntamiento de Murcia