Fallas Valencia 2024 - Falla Convento Jerusalén

Artist: Pere Baenas.

Prize: 6th Special Section.

Cost: 245.000 Euros.

"With the backdrop of classical Greece, new technologies and false messiahs generate all kinds of conflicts between civilizations and peoples.

Deities dominate us from social networks. As has always been the case, advances are not only used to create progress but also confrontation. Pedro Sánchez, like an Achaean warrior, devises a new Troryan horse with the independentists. In his boat, Charon takes the professionals that Artificial Intelligence has canceled to the underworld. Hermes, with an Amazon bag in his hands, runs over the ruins of local commerce. Dionysus, god of wine, gets drunk on social media likes. The new oracles are the influencers, tiko tokers and youtubers. Hephaestus, god of fire, works in the forge making weapons non-stop. Hercules tries to tear off a humanized mobile phone from his face that wants to absorb his brain."

"In ancient Greece, people traveled as families. In the 21st century, people travel virtually and individually.
A 21st century where artificial intelligence arrives and where mastering technologies has become trivial.
Artificial intelligence has separated people who are next to each other.
From classical Greece to the present, the world has evolved tremendously.
You can do everything, ski or go to a concert, we don't know if so much technology is a success."

"In ancient Greece people talked, in the 21st century they connect.
In ancient Greece, people made fun of each other and the next day it was over, in the 21st century, binge of likes ends in depression."

Ephaestus and the foundry with fire
"In ancient Greece, fire was a purifier for people, in the 21st century it is used to melt iron and make weapons.
Ephaestus God of foundries, lord and master of fire, for whom wars are a child's thing.
He prepares with the heat of flames great missiles for dictators who seem useless to the world.
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"Dear Hephaestus. For my birthday I would like you to give me 1,000 missiles from the 'North Koreans', because I'm already fed up with seeing Zelensky on TV so much. With love, Vladimir."

"Dear Ephaestus. As you well know, I have been good because we have not attacked Gaza until they have attacked us, and of course, they leave us no other option. So please, if you can, give me, for my sake, about 500 tomahawk missiles, because if No, we will not end the conflict with the Gaza Strip with 'Hamas'. Always with peace as the objective, Benja."

Charon's boat
"In ancient Greece people saved money, in the 21st century we live prisoners of crime and banks.
From 'middle' class we went to 'shit' class and the banks no longer give the green light to more loans.
We don't earn enough to eat at home, and taxing more taxes keeps making us pay.
Surge in the stock market that will cause a 'Titanic' effect in our pockets."

Likes binge
"Nowadays we get drunk with 'likes' and hearts, it's not like before when we had some good farts.
We live in a time where social networks rule, and 'fake' news is believed, knowing that everything is false.
We feel immortal when people value us, but if not, we can't wait to stop the hangover."

The Trojan Horse
"In ancient Greece criminals were imprisoned, in the 21st century Pedro Sánchez does whatever he wants.
Within the horse Sánchez had the independentists, this surreal story will appear in the magazines.
Puigdemont, Junquera, Esteban and Aragonés will give Sánchez a kiss, as if he were Judas.

Waterloo Pacts
"Oriol Junqueras will be president of JCF and Carme Forcadell will be Valencia's greatest faller.
Puigdemont will be named Madrid's favorite son.
Sanchez and Cuixart will replace the Javis (Calvo and Ambrosi) on any music TV show jury."

The Oracle of the New Gods
"In ancient Greece people worshiped the gods who were in the temples, in the 21st century they worship characters they see behind the screens.
The youth venerate them as if they were semi-gods, it seems that they are heirs of knowledge and culture.
Before the oracles were people from the university, now they are people like Ibai who have had a lot of trouble."

Digital music
"In ancient Greece people sang in amphitheaters, in the 21st century concerts and music sales are done online.
As music goes inside a can in this century, if the musicians are not taken care of there will be no one to fix it.
CDs, vinyls and cassettes are far away, now everything is by subscription and paying online."

Artificial intelligence

Digital commerce
"In ancient Greece, people bought in neighborhood stores and knew their neighbors, in the 21st century they buy online and do not go down the street or talk to anyone.
The streets are like the ruins of ancient Greece, and loaves of bread can be bought online every morning.
The god Hermes sees a goldmine with online sales, and a cyclone can take away the neighborhood store."