This Sunday the plural of topicality returns in the section ‘Table for five’

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LA VERDAD brings together the collaborators of this space free from thoughts about science, architecture, psychology, sex and art

The third season of ‘Mesa para Cinco’, one of the most diverse sections of the Spanish press, starts this Sunday in the Culture section of LA VERDAD. Daniel Torregrosa, chemist and science communicator; Patricia Reus, PhD architect and professor at the Polytechnic University of Cartagena; Aarón Sáez, Varry Brava musician and writer; Tatiana Abellán, visual artist, University of Murcia professor and new Cendeac programmer; and Loola Pérez, psychologist, philosopher and sexologist, will continue to accompany the readers of this newspaper every Sunday in rotation to discuss current affairs from different professional points of view. Science and its challenges, the dilemmas of architecture and urban planning in a demographically growing world; the most intimate turns of creation and all the possibilities of art and its assemblages with present and future society; and the new ways of communicating, and not just in bed, are topics that have given much to talk about since this section first appeared on April 25, 2021.

LA VERDAD has finally brought the staff to the table to learn more about their concerns and to reveal some of the topics that interest them in this new course starting tomorrow, with the column ‘It was the best time and it was the worst time ‘, which bears the signature of Daniel Torregrosa.

«One of the attractions of this section – emphasizes Torregrosa, author of ‘From the myth to the laboratory. The inspiration of mythology in science’, available in the Arca de Darwin collection from Cálamo publishing house, is that it forces you to read with interest other points of view on art, philosophy, literature… often drawn from current events itself.” For the architect Patricia Reus, awarded at the XII Ibero-American Biennale of Architecture and Urbanism for her articles in this section, in the Publications category, “Table for Five” addresses “human and universal” issues: “If, for example, we follow Aarón Sáez’s articles we have a self so personal, so poetic, so much of what we all feel, that I love that contrast. In any case, together we propose an enrichment for the readers».

The fact of writing an article every five weeks is “the perfect periodicity” for Tatiana Abellán. «I like to write about current affairs, so I wait three days for publication. Because I’m interested in the latest thing that has happened in visual culture». For Reus, this periodicity also has the negative aspect of “feeling that time is speeding up”. “Sometimes you say to yourself, my God, your life is passing, has it been five weeks already? In any case, it forces you to pause, to find the space to start writing. And how do you enjoy it!” says Reus very satisfied.

Loola Pérez, President of the Young Women Association of the Region of Murcia (Mujomur), committed to advancing equality, preventing gender and domestic violence, sex education and young leadership, and author of ‘Maldita feminista: Towards a new paradigm on gender equality’ (Seix Barral), says he gratefully welcomed this challenge. In his case, he tries to reflect abundantly on four areas: education, philosophy, thinking and connections. “I’ve already prepared the next one, even if it’s the last of the round! The possibilities are endless and in the end you are spinning. Pérez, who has the ability to get out of almost all the puddles he ends up in online, says that “the key is to be sure of what you’re saying.”

The art of spreading, in all areas, comes in ‘Table for Five’ to find five good allies. «We talk about the university, about inhabiting space, about music theory… actually a thousand interesting things, and this transcends the regional sphere, because through the echo in social networks it has a great national impact. We know that they also read us from the outside and that is very satisfying,” says Torregrosa. “The offer seemed like a gift to me. I am not a writer, but it is true that I have a lot to say. And something that I really appreciate is that I felt total freedom of style in this section,” notes Abellán. “You have to be brave, because you have to overcome self-censorship.”

Reflecting the diversity of thought, Table for Five is “like a river,” Reus said, also content with “the fact and need to change registers.” Torregrosa feels “increasingly loose” when giving opinions, “as he had written many popular articles, on my blog ‘Die light blue dot’ [https://www.esepuntoazulpalido.com/, que mereció el premio Tesla de Divulgación en 2017]in magazines –he is an employee of ‘Muy Interesante’–, but not so many newsmagazines, rarely».

Focused on new recessions, on other wars, today’s society, what do you want to know? “The world – says Looa Pérez – faces many uncertainties, everything changes and things that we thought were conquered are coming back.” “My next article,” Torregrosa anticipates, “will go in that direction, so we can all feed off each other.”

«The great drama of our moment», Reus believes, «is that with the wars and the energy crisis, we forget that our parents grew up thinking that the USSR and the United States would drop atomic bombs on each other. We are installed in catastrophic dramas». “I’m talking about this this Sunday too!” let Torregrosa know.

What will this planet look like in two days, two weeks? “What has changed is the general attitude of the younger generation. There’s a discontent, a lack of expectations, because three crises have already passed, and you see that apathy, that lack of commitment, which was more typical of Generation Z and even the “millennials.” It is of course significant and super sad, because they are people who have nothing to lose,” Abellán reasons. “Every time there is progress, it seems like something bigger is holding us back: climate change, war…”, Torregrosa steps in. “It looks like this generation is going to live worse than their parents in Spain for the first time. It’s assumed, but we’ll see,” Tatiana suspects. “And the people who lived in 1910 wouldn’t they have a sense of what awaited them: World War I, then the happy 1920s, then World War II?” Giant takes off in the air. “This summer there was joy in the streets, festivals galore, in a sense it was a feeling that the world is coming to an end…”.

The collaborator with the most festivals in his body is Aarón Sáez, who has trotted all over Spain with ‘Raffaella’ and Varry Brava. “This should all be discussed over dinner and that’s it!” the artist challenges. “I’m looking forward to writing, and it makes me happy too, because sharing the space with such different people is really cool, and I’m very grateful for what my colleagues always tell me”. Sáez, author of the novel ‘Videoclub’ (La Fea Bourgeoisía), will continue to speak “about the experience of creating in the 21st century, which is becoming increasingly rare”.

Source: La Verdad

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