Manolo SierraTHE LIGHTHOUSE KEEPER OF THE EMPORDÀ
By Eudald Camps
Photo Paula da Lua
Manolo Sierra (Cadiz, 1973) has lived and worked in the Empordà for years, where he has formed a Catalan family and where he continues to dedicate himself to his “great issue,” painting. His studio has been around for two decades and, thanks to the encouragement of British producer and creative Nic Alderton and the art historian Thaïs Botinas, it has been a space with a life of its own si... |
Josep Matés"TO ME CERAMICS ISN'T A JOB, BUT A WAY OF LIFE"
By Emma Aixalà
Photo Paula da Lua
The sunlight spreads across his workshop in Fonteta, full of clay, shelves, pieces, fragments, and ideas waiting to be crafted. Josep Matés is a potter, passionate about old trades, and happy doing what he likes. |
L'AmantNEW LIFE AT L’ARBREDA
By Emma Aixalà
L’Arbreda is an old 17th century farmhouse that has renewed its agricultural and livestock life in recent years. Their sustainable management is beginning to bear fruit: artisanal products that boast top quality and an unforgettable seal called L’Amant. |
InfluenzaSPACES TO BE [HAPPY]
By Laura Masó
Are you looking to turn your summer home into an oasis of calm and well-being? Would you like to make each space more functional, comfortable and beautiful? Does your business need help to make it more profitable and attractive? Have you seen what results can come from a unique design? |
Tew Bunnag"EVERYTHING IS PART OF AN EXCHANGE"
By Azucena Moya
Photo Paula da Lua
In the heart of the Baix Empordà I met with Tew Bunnag, a grief accompaniment professional, writer, and Tai chi teacher. Tew moved to the Empordà for love. He confesses that he didn’t want to uproot his life in Greece at first, but that the charming and abundant landscape of the Empordà region captivated him. Tew was born in Thailand and speaks eight languages. He explains t... |
Núria Graham"I'M GETTING TO KNOW MYSELF BETTER ALL THE TIME"
By Agus Izquierdo
Photo Ingride Ferrer
We’re chatting with the singer, songwriter, and guitarist about life in La Bisbal d’Empordà, her global tours, and her new album Cyclamen. |
Environmental risksOFFSHORE WIND POWER IN THE SEA OF L'EMPORDÀ
By Josep Lloret
Photo Sonia Estévez
Faced with the threat of climate change, we urgently need to deploy renewable energy sources and reduce consumption. Among the different renewable energy sources is offshore wind power, which has experienced a boom in the North and Baltic Seas. However, we cannot directly import the northern sea models to the Mediterranean as it has a thinner and more heterogeneous ... |
Inner freedomIN TIMES OF CONFUSION
By Alexis Racionero Ragué
Photo Sonia Estévez
We live in an era of confusion and discord. Just when the pandemic seemed to be letting up, the monster of war awakened. War is the Moloch that the poet Allen Ginsberg said destroyed the best minds of his generation, such as the people who believed in utopia and were the first to populate the Empordà as if it were a new Arcadia where the songs of freedom were reborn. |
Lídia MasllorensLIVING IN PAINTING
By Eudald Camps
Photo Andrea Ferrés
Exactly one decade ago, just before winning the Vila Casas Foundation Painting Prize (2013), the artist Lídia Masllorens, proving to be light years away from any form of shrill egocentrism, defined herself as follows: "I was born in Caldes de Malavella in 1967. I currently live in Cassà de la Selva and work as an art teacher at the high school in Llagostera. I earned a Fine Arts Degree in 199... |
Enric AuquerA TALENT FROM THE EMPORDÀ
By Thaïs Botinas
Photo Javier Almar
"The actor of the day," "a rare find in cinema who only comes along every so often," "truly sets the scene." All this and more has been said about Enric Auquer, an actor who has won a Goya award, an Ondas award, and three Feroz awards over the past two years. He is a force on stage, a natural talent about whom we will undoubtedly continue to hear a great deal. And we're lucky that he's from her... |
