In the center of the Colombian capital, a building that was previously a symbol of progress and prosperity is now abandoned. It was built to host the offices of the state telecommunications company, TELECOM, and its modern infrastructure was once admired as a promise of a brighter future for the country. Now the building is empty, its facilities are a shameful monument to the mismanagement of our nation’s money. The company went bankrupt in 2003 due to government corruption. The TELECOM building is a symbol of Bogota’s downtown economic difficulties, usually masked by gentrification projects.
Our project summons 13 artists to take over three floors of the abandoned building., Working there, each artist will intervene the edifice with the elements that are already in place and formulate an artistic reflection. Working in various techniques, the collective is unified by their approaches to the same subject: modern human interconnectivity.
The title of the exhibition, “Null”, comes from a term used in telecommunications meaning a misspoint, a false data input or a programming mistake. This project tries to reevaluate mistakes and system errors as a starting point for brand new ideas and possibilities for the future, believing in people’s connection as its key.
Curated by William Contreras Alfonso & Linda Pongutá
