Gelen Alcántara

Professional activity and/or career

• She has been part of the Equipo Jeleton artistic collective, alongside Jesús Arpal Moya, since 1999.
• Creator of the research and creation project: Una Archiva del DIY (A DIY Archive).

Research

• Postdoctoral Fellowship, UNAM (National Autonomous University of Mexico), in Philosophy and Letters for Pedagogy, Mexico City, 2019-220 and 220-2021, (2 years).
• Research stay at PUEG (University Programme for Gender Studies) at UNAM (National Autonomous University of Mexico), Mexico City, 2014, (1 year).
• Research stay at PUEG (University Programme for Gender Studies) at UNAM (National Autonomous University of Mexico), Mexico City, 2014, (1 year).

Artistic

Equipo Jeleton was formed in 1999 by Gelen Alcántara Sánchez (Murcia, 1975) and Jesusi Arpal Moya (Barakaldo, 1972). They critically and playfully revisit literary, musical and visual repertoires with the intention of transforming poison into medicine. They have recently exhibited at the Museu Tàpies, Hangar, Bulegoa Z/B, Bilbao Museoa, MACBA, Fundació Miró, Centro Párraga, La Taller, Universitat Miguel Hernández and Tabakalera.

Publications

• Co-editor with Pablo Martínez of issue 8: ‘Yo ya solo escribo cosas que puedo leer con otras’ (bilingual), Journal: Re-visiones (Critical visualities, rewriting narratives through images), UCM (Complutense University of Madrid), Madrid, 2018. [e-ISSN 2173-0040 | ISSN-L 2173-0040].
• María Ángeles Alcántara Sánchez (Gelen Jeleton), FOCUS: On the surface: ‘Hand-eye, eye-hand, the egg, the fig and the higa’, Feminisms: revolts and tactics of resistance. Images of a world to come, (bilingual), Maite Garbayo-Maeztu, María Rosón (Eds.), Journal: Re-visiones, No. 11, (1-9pp), UCM (Complutense University of Madrid), Madrid, 2021. [e-ISSN 2173-0040 | ISSN-L 2173-0040].
• María Ángeles Alcántara Sánchez and Marisa Belausteguigoitia. Article: "The raw, the cooked and the finely chopped: The knowledge and trials and tribulations of women in prison. Cookbook," Journal: Art and Politics of Identity, Vol. 23, (pp. 119-143), UM (University of Murcia), Murcia, 2020. [eISSN: 1989-8452, ISSN: 1889-979X].
• María Ángeles Alcántara Sánchez (Gelen Jeleton), (bilingual), "A DIY Archive: A Feminist-Queer Fanzine Library," Embodied DIY – Feminist and Queer Zines in a Transglobal World, Paula Guerra and Laura López (Eds.), Journal: ZINES, no. 2, (pp. 9-20), 2021. [ISBN: 9791096141173].
• María Ángeles Alcántara Sánchez. Article: ‘A DIY Archive: self-publishing and self-management in feminist artivism; between sentimental anarchives and cuir,’ Journal: SOBRE, no. 02, (pp. 119-130), UGR (University of Granada), Granada, 2016. [ISSN 2387-1733 ISSN-e 2444-3484].
• María Ángeles Alcántara Sánchez (Gelen Jeleton), FOCUS: On the surface: ‘Hand-eye eye-hand the egg, the fig and the higa’, Feminisms: revolts and tactics of resistance. Imágenes de un mundo por venir, (bilingüe), Maite Garbayo-Maeztu, María Rosón (Eds.), Revista: Re-visiones, Núm. 11, (1-9pp), UCM (Universidad Complutense de Madrid), Madrid, 2021. [e-ISSN 2173-0040 | ISSN-L 2173-0040].

Obra

• «Fabular paisatges», Museu Habitat, Palau Victòria Eugènia, Barcelona, 2025.
• Bienal de Arte de la Diputación de Tarragona / BADt 2025.
• «Historia política de las flores: primavera enredadera», La Taller, Bilbao, 2025.
• «Una Arxiva del DIY», CED (Centro de Estudios y Documentación), MACBA, Barcelona, 2019.
• «A història política de les flors», [charla performativa y taller], Fundació Joan Miró, Barcelona, 2023.
• Jeleton (María Ángeles Alcántara Sánchez y Jesús Arpal), (2003). Las lilas de Jeleton, Belleza Infinita, Bilbao. ISBN: 978-84-933584-3-3.

Publicaciones

• Publicación artística producto académico: VV.AA. (2021). Autoeditoras: hacemos femzines! Una Archiva de fanzine feministas mexicanos, de Latinoamérica y de otras latitudes recopilados del 2015 al 2020, María Ángeles Alcántara Sánchez (Gelen Jeleton) y Iurhi Peña (Eds.), Beibi Creisi, Ciudad de México. ISBN: 978-92-0-026788-8
• Jeleton (María Ángeles Alcántara Sánchez y Jesús Arpal), (2011). EQUIPO JELETON SHORT GUIDE TO DIFFICULT PRACTICE, Sametitled (Ed.), Berlín, (232 páginas, inglés). ISBN: 978-3-9814768-2-8.