OBLIVION is an interdisciplinary performance project that critically addresses structural oblivion produced by digital acceleration and information obsolescence. From a Latin American perspective, the project reclaims memories of social struggles in Argentina—such as the Cordobazo, the military dictatorship, and the recent protests of older adults—to articulate a sensitive and collective narrative. Through an open “collaboratory” that integrates performance, dance, living archives, data processing, artificial intelligence, and live coding, OBLIVION proposes an immersive experience where body, voice, technology, and memory engage in real-time dialogue.

Beyond historical representation, OBLIVION unfolds as a contemporary ritual that activates collective memory as a form of resistance, critical reflection, and poetic gesture. The project combines artistic and choreographic research with collaborative practices and technological languages to create a living, expanded archive that resonates with the present, the territory, and its communities.

«I deeply believe that art holds the power to activate memory—to make the essential visible amid noise, speed, and contemporary digital temporality. In a present oversaturated by immediacy, I aim to create a space for remembrance, for slow listening, for oral storytelling, and for honoring the voices of those who lived through the Cordobazo, the dictatorship, and who continue fighting today».

Javier Blanco is a Colombian choreographer and stage director based in Berlin. His interdisciplinary practice integrates contemporary dance, performance, theater, and multidisciplinary arts, employing research-based methods and emerging technologies. From a Latin American and intersectional lens, he explores social, ecological, and political frameworks. Blanco’s work cultivates collaboration with communities and multisensory experiences, advancing experimental, relational, and hybrid performative strategies within contemporary art discourse.