The Mayor of Jerez, Mar\u00eda Jos\u00e9 Garc\u00eda-Pelayo, has inaugurated the exhibition ‘SONE – Songs Of Nearby Earth \/ Cantos de la Tierra Cercana para zambombas y emparrados’ (SONE – Songs Of Nearby Earth \/ Songs of the Nearby Earth for zambombas and emparrados), the first exhibition to be held at the Palacio Riquelme after its first phase of renovation, in a ceremony attended by the Deputy Mayor for the Presidency, Agust\u00edn Mu\u00f1oz, the Delegate for Culture, Francisco Zurita, and the representative of Nomad Garden, Sergio Rodr\u00edguez. <\/p>\n\n
It should be noted that this innovative exhibition, presented as a laboratory under construction, is part of the European PALIMPSEST initiative, within the Horizon Europe 2020 programme and the New European Bauhaus, in which the city of Jerez participates alongside Milan and Lodz, in line with the development of creative and innovative actions that link culture, art and sustainability, with the participation of the ecosystem of local entities and artists.
In her speech, the mayor thanked Nomad Garden, as well as all the people and institutions in the cultural ecosystem of Jerez who have participated in the project, for their valuable collaboration that has materialised in this exhibition, describing it as \u2018a gift to the city\u2019 and expressing her wish that they feel \u2018forever united to the nearby land that is Jerez\u2019. Similarly, the mayor extended her gratitude to Agust\u00edn Mu\u00f1oz and the entire team for the synergy created with the Department of Culture, headed by Francisco Zurita.<\/p>\n\n
Regarding SONE’s connection with Jerez’s 2031 bid, the mayor expressed her conviction that \u2018events and exhibitions as carefully curated as this one are an important step towards making that dream a reality.\u2019 Regarding the promotion of Jerez and alliances with other cities, Mar\u00eda Jos\u00e9 Garc\u00eda-Pelayo assured that the people of Jerez feel \u2018enormously proud\u2019 that their city has been placed on a par with other major European cities. <\/p>\n\n
Regarding activity at the new facility, the mayor reported that the use of the Riquelme Palace has begun with the opening of the six exhibition rooms and the hall, and she recalled the ongoing process for the future renovation of the second phase.<\/p>\n\n
Details of the exhibition proposal<\/strong><\/p>\n\n SONE se presenta como un laboratorio en construcci\u00f3n abierto a la ciudadan\u00eda y recoge el proceso de trabajo que el proyecto europeo PALIMPSEST junto al Ayuntamiento ha estado desarrollando durante tres a\u00f1os en estrecha colaboraci\u00f3n con agentes locales, nacionales e internacionales. La exposici\u00f3n explora estrategias locales de adaptaci\u00f3n clim\u00e1tica, entrelazando pr\u00e1cticas paisaj\u00edsticas como los emparrados urbanos con rituales tradicionales como las zambombas, vinculando el paisaje de la campi\u00f1a y su riqueza cultural a trav\u00e9s de la tradicional zambomba jerezana. Una muestra donde conviven cer\u00e1micas, esmaltes, im\u00e1genes, mapas, sonidos, diagramas, archivos hist\u00f3ricos, APP, sensores o experimentos orientados a construir colectivamente una ciudad m\u00e1s amable y conectada a su territorio.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n SONE is presented as a laboratory under construction open to the public and brings together the work process that the European PALIMPSEST project, together with the City Council, has been developing for three years in close collaboration with local, national and international agents. The exhibition explores local climate adaptation strategies, intertwining landscape practices such as urban trellises with traditional rituals such as zambombas, linking the countryside landscape and its cultural richness through the traditional Jerez zambomba. An exhibition where ceramics, enamels, images, maps, sounds, diagrams, historical archives, apps, sensors and experiments coexist, aimed at collectively building a more friendly city that is connected to its territory. <\/p>\n\n SONE has collaborated with the Emparrados (Friends of Trees) association to develop the project, working with them to bring trellises to more public streets in the city, and with Austin Gardner (FabLab Jerez), who was responsible for developing and installing sensors to compare the climatic, ecological and sensory benefits of the city’s trellis-covered spaces with those without trellises.<\/p>\n\n Opening hours and pre-arranged visits<\/strong><\/p>\n\n As for visiting hours, the exhibition will remain open to the public until 18 December, Monday to Friday: from 10:00 to 13:30 and from 17:00 to 20:30; and Saturdays: from 10:00 to 13:30. The exhibition will also offer guided tours by the mediation team. These will take place at 11:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. (with the possibility of adaptation depending on the group). To arrange a visit, interested parties can send an email to jerezsone@gmail.com, specifying the organisation\/group and number of people. <\/p>\n\n