Spain

Spain

Emotional Space

‘Emotional Space’, presented by Spain, is a living, immersive augmented reality experience, a tribute to the powerful response of the Spanish people to the devastating flash floods that struck Valencia in 2024, taking away dreams, futures, and lives. This powerful installation explores emotions connected to nature and technology, by creating an environment where humans can interact both socially and economically through avatars in cyberspace - a reflection of the real world, but without its physical limitations.

When the storm struck with overwhelming force, it seemed all was buried beneath mud and fear. Yet even then, amid silence and despair, a spark ignited: hope. The Kingdom of Spain pavilion is a tribute to the courageous, empathetic hope that rose and united a nation.

Young and old, neighbours and strangers, stood up without hesitation— anonymously and selflessly—driven by an instinctive need to help. What followed was more than solidarity; it was a wave of unstoppable humanity, an emotional force that transformed pain into action

‘Emotional Space’  seeks to preserve that raw, human energy—emotion turned into motion, empathy made power. It is not a traditional exhibition, but a deeply sensory journey where visitors are invited to not only observe— but to feel, remember and reconnect. An act of continuous aid, the exhibition aims to keep alive the values that emerged with extraordinary clarity: solidarity, compassion and active love, making them universal, and awakening in each visitor the emotional strength we all carry within. This immersive experience, is an echo of that moment in Valencia, 2024. A heartbeat that reminds us who we are— and what we can become when we stand together.

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Credits

Administering Body

FICARQ (Festival Internacional de Cine y Arquitectura de España)

Grupo Cosentino

Lito & Company

ARQUIDOS (Arquitectura-Diseño-Urbanismo-Construcción)

Curator

Ana María Álvarez Muriel

Architect

César Caicoya

Head of Technology & Innovation

Jose Luis Navarro

Cultural Manager & Original Soundtrack Composer

Alvaro Urbanos

Executive Assistant

Esther Hamilton Duguid

Production Assistant

Javier Garcia

Legal Advisor

Ana Botó

2025 Pavilions