Within the framework of the exhibition Martín Chirino. Memoir ofel CírculoCurated by Fernando Castro, this conversation takes place, delving into one of the most suggestive aspects of the artist's sculptural thought and practice: the "Afrocán" series.

Afrocan For Martín Chirino, this constitutes the most explicit materialization of the Canary Islands' dual roots: their aboriginal past and their African heritage. The redefinition of the concept of the mask that he carries out in this series can only be understood through an essential motif such as the spiral, whose discursive structure will be analyzed in this conversation in light of Emmanuel Levinas's ethics and the consequent erosion of the Western ontological project.

Likewise, the projection of this ethical and aesthetic paradigm proposed by Chirino in the new generations of artists will be addressed, in a dialogue that links the memory of the sculptor with the contemporary resonances of his thought.

Pedro Alberto Cruz and Fernando Castro participate in the conversation. Pedro Alberto Cruz is a tenured professor of Art History at the University of Murcia, an essayist and critic, and the author of several studies on contemporary art, political theory, and aesthetics. Fernando Castro is an art critic, curator of the exhibition, and professor of Aesthetics and Art Theory at the Autonomous University of Madrid; a regular contributor to [the publication/publication name missing].el Círculo de Bellas Artes, has curated numerous exhibitions dedicated to the intersection between art, thought and contemporaneity.

Image credits: Wind (130), 1965-2015. Wrought iron. 56 x 53,3 x 15,5 cm. Chirino Legacy Collection.