For most of us today, the sea is a place we long for. A backdrop for holidays, a horizon to gaze at, a reason to slow down. For the people of Mallorca, though, that longing is a fairly recent invention. Not so long ago, life by the sea meant something entirely different. It was demanding, often dangerous, and built on hard physical work rather than lazy afternoons on the beach. At the Museu Marítim de Mallorca that older relationship with the water comes back to life. Walk through its halls…
Posidònia: Juan Carlos Nadal Turns Seagrass Into Art
Walk through Palma’s old town and you might miss it. A narrow gap between weathered stone facades leads toward Carrer de l’Almudaina. But slow down. Look through the wide portal of Ca n’Oleo, and something stops you in your tracks. Beyond the shadowy entrance, the courtyard opens into a flood of light. Right in the center sits a sculpture glowing in an electric shade of grass green: Posidònia by Juan Carlos Nadal. Visitors who weren’t even looking for art find themselves drawn in anyway. They…



