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Fire & Earth: Guillem Nadal in Berlin

Guillem Nadal Fire & Earth Berlin

Some of the narrow parallel lines that are winding across the canvasses remind me of topographic maps. Others resemble rice fields or the lines that waves draw on the sandy bottom of the sea. The artwork by Guillem Nadal is mostly abstract. But his drawings and installations all tell about the energy of nature and their influence on man. The Mallorcan artist is deeply inspired by Mediterranean mythology. His topic though is highly contemporary: the vulnerability of earth and mankind. For the…

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Open sesame: Las Puertas de Toledo

Las Puertas de Toledo

It’s that wonderful tale of 1001 Nights where Ali Baba’s greedy brother Kasim knows the entrance but forgot the key. In hotels today it often happens the other way round. We have the key but don’t remember the door to it. Something that Toni Toledo frequently experienced when he was traveling. As a musician he was always absorbed with his gigs and didn’t pay much attention to the hotel room he was staying in. But the plain keycards wouldn’t tell him when he returned late at night. So he got…