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. |
ROSA REGÀS«CREC EN LA LLIBERTAT DE TOT COR, MALGRAT QUE UN S'EQUIVOQUI»
By Txema Seglers
Photo Andrea Ferrés
Escriptora d’una època i fundadora de la mítica editorial La Gaya Ciència, Rosa Regàs (Barcelona, 1933) parla dels aprenentatges recollits al llarg dels anys: de la família i els nets, del fet d’escriure, de la llibertat. D’aquella nena que fou filla d’exiliats per la Guerra Civil, fins a la matriarca d’una família nombrosa al seu mas de Llofriu, en queda la dona rebel, sàvia i... |
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. |
Tura Sanz Sanglas & Esther PiAN ALTERNATIVE SCULPTURE
By Eudald Camps
Photo Yayoi Sawada
Apart from hailing from Empordà, what do Tura Sanz and Esther Pi have in common? Both artists openly assume creative narratives alternative to the mainstream, challenging the hegemonic discourse of traditional art history; the work of both women addressing the ethnocentric, patriarchal perspectives that reinforce certain values over others. |
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... |
Fishing for a village, a disappearing tradeWE'RE TALKING WITH RAFEL LLINARES, CADAQUÉS FISHERMAN
By Stephen Shemella
Photo James Rexroad
A team of skilled boatmen together with the proper knowledge and a modest fleet can still work the waters off their local coast for a successful day fishing. That catch, with the help of a streamline marketplace, can be shared daily within a community to provide the ultimate resource of quality: local fish, minimally handled, right off the boat. |
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... |
Dolça AbellaA JOURNEY TO FIND THE BEST FLOWERS
By Cristina Gaggioli
Photo Andrea Ferrés
It's the darkest hour of the night. The silence out in the middle of the Cap de Creus is only broken by the waves in the background that continue crashing against the coastal rocks. Along the trail, an approaching engine is heard. It's the sound of Laura and Sergi's jeep carrying a trailer loaded with thirty boxes of bees and embarking upon a very special journey. |
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... |
Joana SantamansRESCATANDO EL OFICIO DE PINTOR
By Emma Aixalà
Photo Andrea Ferrés
Nos ha cautivado con un bestiario precioso que nos mira directamente a los ojos. Hoy lo hace con una conversación en su casa, en un pequeño pueblo del Alt Empordà. La pintora Joana Santamans dice estar en un momento de reflexión, de mirar y remirar, de darse tiempo para sentir qué quiere. Con una melodía de piano y la carcajada de su hija de fondo, confiesa que le llega todo lo que proyec... |
