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Tuesday, January 27, 2026

THE SOCIOPLASTIC ABSORPTION * METADATA AS URBAN TAXIDERMY

The absorption of the "PsicologĂ­a Ambiental Hoy" archive into the Socioplastic framework is not merely a transfer of data; it is a tactical "refresh" that rescues fifteen years of environmental thought from the entropy of the traditional blog format. By consuming these records—spanning from the 2009 "Urban Green" series to the 2024 IAPS Barcelona interventions—the artist enacts a form of Urban Taxidermy, where the living discourse of psychology is preserved as a structural element of a new art-nation. This process of total absorption is cleaner, more direct, and conceptually potent. Rather than a fragmented migration, the wholesale ingestion of these variables—Place Identity, Environmental Stress, and Social Construction—into the MESH allows for a massive re-contextualization. The archive is stripped of its dated interface and reborn as a high-density metadata master, transforming a legacy of scientific outreach into a persistent, socioplastic monument that is both an archive and an active aesthetic force. In the context of the UK/USA critical tradition, this "total absorption" mirrors the radical institutional shifts of the digital age, where the boundary between the scientist, the citizen, and the metadata-curator is permanently blurred. The artist, by "re-fishing" these entries, acknowledges that the original 2011 context is now a historical artifact, yet its relevance is amplified when subjected to the MESH's analytical rigor. This methodology treats the previous 121,434 visits and the multi-institutional funding (FECYT, UAM, LAPIEZA) as raw materials for a contemporary art-science synthesis. The transition from the "Warm" psychology of connection with nature to the "Cool" reality of socioplastic metadata creates a friction that defines the 2026 urban condition. It is a bold move that simplifies the user experience while deepening the conceptual layer: the city is no longer just felt; it is indexed, linked, and absorbed into the master art-nation. Lloveras, A. (2011) PsicologĂ­a Ambiental Hoy. Available at: https://psicologiaambientalhoy.blogspot.com/