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This festival explores the ultimate synthesis of the form·movement duality in different spheres of human endeavour. Due to the simplicity of its criteria, it uses abstraction's prime matter to reveal the limitations and achievements of our representation systems.

The dot·line is the ultimate grain of our universe and of the sense we make of it; it's the primordial identification of all that exists; the essence of that which is matterless but builds up matter, of what is imperceptible but allows us to recognise all perceptible things.

But in the symbolic dimension the dot·line ceases to be an end in itself to become a representation of human thought.






We seek the unity underlying representation to probe the grain which makes language possible. It sounds like a mighty task for a human to do, alright, but when observing how art is evolving in the XXI century it's obvious that someone's got to do it.

In the same way we read Flatland* to grasp an idea on how the fourth dimension works, punto y raya goes back to basics in our representation of space·time to gain an insight into what's beyond the perceptible spectrum. By projecting ourselves in ever increasing dimensions, we seek new representation systems in art, thought and science. If you believe in the cause and have a sense of humour... well, join in!


listen to the interview at "Cápsula" [Spanish only]

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* An ingenious didactic novel by Edwin A. Abbott published in 1884; it tells the story of geometrical figures living on a plane. Download it here. The famous Dr. Quantum paid a visit to Flatland in one of his adventures. Click here to view a clip.

If you dare to try another dimension, we recommend Spaceland: A novel in the fourth dimension by Rudy Rucker [2002].