The Streets

Supporters of Francoist, Manuel Fraga Iribarne, who once said "¡La calle es mía!" (“The streets are mine!”), never imagined that in the last two years Spain would witness such a huge amount of mobilizations in their short democracy, citizens coming out against the politics of different parties, especially that of the Partido Popular (PP), now in office.  Following the transition to democracy (known in Spain as the Transition) Fraga obtained his democratic ID card with the PP, but some remember the beginnings of Don Manuel’s political career.  The streets are a great way to gauge the pulse of the people, being the most graphic expression of the emotional state of the people.   At a time when use of the term revolution exceeds the understanding of its’ meaning - anger, fear, happiness, or hope are frequently on collective display public space.   The streets should always belong to the people.  The following work is about the emotional process experienced in Barcelona since the hopeful M-15 movement left the plazas.   This is our understanding of the process:  The struggle, the repression, the hope, and the pessimism, that has been felt over the past two years is still unending. - Groundpress