Va de Bòlit by Joanot Cortès vimeo.com/joanot
DOCUMENTARY

Right from the start, when the word "bòlit" was chosen to designate Girona's contemporary art centre, the aim has been to work out of and for the local context. This documentary video, which links the Centre's identity with its territory, now joins the series of artistic proposals of work in progress in the territory which have been carried out at Bòlit Contemporary Art Centre over the last two years.

The idea of the video is to draw attention to the light-hearted, traditional etymology of the name of the Centre, which is linked to a traditional Girona activity. The game of bòlit (or bèlit) was very popular during the period after the Spanish Civil War and is still played in the Girona district of Sant Narcís. The bòlit world championship is an annual event held in this area.

The proposal aims to highlight the memory of a game that is part of Girona's folk tradition by creating a video capsule which will be shown on the Bòlit website: bolit.cat more info: vadebelit.blogspot.com