desmusea is an artistic and cultural mediation collective formed by Clara Harguindey and Daniel Pecharromán. Our work explores collections of museums and cultural institutions and articulates new narratives about them, often explored through the digital medium. We try to explore the intimate from the virtual space, and apprehend what is or can be virtual in the present.
Some of our projects, such as Esta historia ya tuvo lugar (This story has already taken place), revolve around generating new narratives around the museum’s collections, and at the same time, producing new experiences and dynamics between the museum and the visitor.
Since 2019 we are art residents in Matadero/Madrid through their Art and Education Artistic Residence Call.
We have coordinated the teenager community of the Reina Sofía Museum and Art Centre in 2019/20 and the young creators residence program in Centro de Cultura Contemporánea Conde Duque in 2020/21.
Our artwork Libro de Visitas (Guestbook) took part of a 2020 exhibition in the Sala de Arte Joven de la Comunidad de Madrid.
We have developed mediation projects in institutions such as Museo Nacional de Artes Decorativas, CaixaFórum or La Casa Encendida.
Since 2020, we are experimenting around digital art production and curation through our project vitrin.as.
