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Pattern painting on the floor of the cantine of Verse with Minuskula's help. Spray and Varnish on floor.
​Architect: Jaime Puigdangoles & Marta Pruñonosa 

Cast/Eng. En Tenerife hay lugares donde cuando baja la marea aparecen piscinas naturales. El mar te da y te quita esos pequeños refugios de agua tranquila.

In the Island of Tenerife there are certain places where when the tide goes down, natural pools appear. The sea gives and takes from you these refuges of calm water.
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Eng/Cat. Since the 90s the residents of Sant Salvador quarter in Tarragona demand that the space among their blocks of apartments becomes property of the council. This is a zone formed by around thirty blocks that where built in the 60s and it’s getting very deteriorated. Due to the poor income of the neighbours, maintenance of this zone is not possible.  #FloorsProject  
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'Interblocs'. Des de els anys 90 els veïns del barri de Sant Salvador de Tarragona exigeixen que l'espai entre blocs de pisos sigui propietat municipal. Es tracta d'una zona formada per una trentena de blocs construïts als anys seixanta que actualment està molt degradada. Degut a les rendes baixes dels habitants no és possible el manteniment.

When I finished working on this artistic intervention, I found out my mother had been diagnosed with Creutzfeld-Jakob disease - a rapidly degenerative condition with no cure. That day, our family and friends began a heartbreaking journey void of hope, accompanying her as best we could. Her colour remains in our memory. We did well.

Justo al acabar esta intervención me notificaron la enfermedad de mi madre Creutzfeldt-Jakob, una enfermedad degenerativa muy rápida. Ese día familiares y amigos empezamos un camino desgarrador vacío de esperanza acompañándola con lo mejor de nosotros. Su color sigue resistiendo en nuestro recuerdo. Lo hicimos muy bien.

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I've painted brambles with chalk in front of doors from courtyards where A Cel Obert festival takes place. These courtyards are usually closed or don't have much movement of people. Perfect conditions for this plant to grow. By going in and out this brambles will disappear. Let's move! #RefugeesWelcome #OpenTheBoarders

​Assistant: Martí Llobet Cortina
Paint Supplier: Degalery Barcelona

He pintat romagueres (esbarzers) amb guix davant de les portes dels patis on es realitza el festival. Aquests patis solen estar tancats o tenen molt poc trànsit, les condicions idònies per a que creixi aquesta planta. Entrant i sortint farem que desapareguin. Circulem!

Monte Palace was a 5 star hotel in Sete Cidades (São Miguel, Azores Islands) that open only for one year. It was a foreign investment that didn't succeed and was unable to pay the suppliers. Soon after the closing became empty and now there's only the skeleton left. These days it is a monument in the island against especulation and disproportion.

Walk & Talk Açores invited me to work in the space with the help of Minuskula (@minuskula),  @mariasofiameirelles and @veroniquebellexioure .

Cat / Monte Palace era un hotel de 5 estrelles a Sete Cidades (São Miguel, Azores) que va obrir només per un any. Va ser una inversió extrangera que no va funcionar i no va poder pagar als seus proveidors. Despres de tancar es va anar buidant i ara només hi ha l'esquelet. Avui en dia, per la illa, és un monument en contra de l'especulació i la desproporció.

Walk & Talk Açores em va convidar a intervenir al espai amb l'ajuda de la Minuskula (@minuskula),  @mariasofiameirelles and @veroniquebellexioure .

Photo by António Carvalho e Cunha

Photos by Sara Pinheiro

‘Isatis Tinctoria’. In Azores Islands (Portugal), at the end of the 15th century this plant was introduced to extract woad. For 200 years Azores Islands were one of the greatest exporters of this product for the textile industry. Isatis Tinctoria was grown on more than 30% of São Miguel island. Finally they were forced to end this business for economic pressures. Cheap imports from other countries and heavy taxes imposed by Lisbon killed the Azorean pastel trade. In the skeleton of the former Monte Palace hotel now rests the last Isatis Tinctoria field in São Miguel.

Cat / ‘Isatis Tinctoria’. A les Illes Azores (Portugal), a finals del segle 15 aquesta planta va ser introduida per extreure glast. Durant 200 anys les illes Azores van ser uns dels majors exportadors d’aquest producte com a tintòria per la industria textil. La Isatis Tinctoria es va arribar a conrrear en més del 30% de la illa de São Miguel. Finalment es va acabar el negoci per presions económiques. Importacions més barates desde altres paísos i uns grans impostos desde Lisboa van ofegar i acabar matant el comerç de glast de les Açores.
A l’esquelet del antic Hotel Monte Palace ara hi resta l’últim camp d’Isatis Tinctoria de São Miguel.

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