Exhibitions: USE A BOOK 2010/2011 (The End)

Such a great surprise!!!! This morning on November 28th 2011 at 12:00, a weird postman has brought me back "Sin Nombre", my little book! It has just come back from a so hard travel around the World.. fighting with dangerous flying dragons (or maybe dragon-flies??), hidden in the holds of merchant ships, disguised in the most asburd ways, forced to make everything to survive.. but finally here! ALIVE!!!

Ehehehe... ok, it hasn't been so far away and maybe it was not so dangerous, but however it's been a one year long travel, this is 100% true!

I'm happy to see it again. :)
It losted a piece, damn... the tinted string to close it... but it's still alive and that's the most important thing :) Here it is!

"Sin Nombre" has just come back home!

Exhibition: "8" (Few moments before the opening)

I've just received other photos from a friend.

She took some pics with her mobile, few minutes before that the opening really got start. We finished to prepare everything in time! really!!!!! WE DID IT!!! YEAAHH!!!

 

WE DID IT!!!!!!

Whenever I want: "November 14th 2011"

Liquid ghosts are fallin' from the sky, while fluffy dreams try to fly away.

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Whenever I want: "November 8th 2011"

Sometimes, life seems much more to a forgotten egg in the fridge,

then a newborn chick.

Whenever I want: "3 Noviembre 2011"

Cáscaras de seres humanos, flotan por la calle,

sumergidos entre las nubes bajas y el olor a lluvia. 

Oigo ajenos silencios afuera de mi cuerpo,

mientras chirrían nervios y carne.

Quisiera que la oscuridad ya no haya llegado,

y que el frio se quede afuera de mi puerta.

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©Donatella Alquati photo

Exhibition: "8" (opening)

Here are some pics of the opening, on October 27th, in Piñata Punyeta!

Thanks to all the people who joined us to the event.

I am really happy for the wide response it had.

I take advantage to remind everybody that the exhibition continues
UNTIL NOVEMBER 24th 2011!

So if you have not yet been, you can still visit the expo.
Piñata Punyeta is usually opened from Monday to Friday.
(Sometime on Saturday, too!)

Time: 10:00 -> 14:00 / 16:00 -> 19:00.

But somedays they close later, so if you wanna be sure, it's better call! :)

NEXT SATURDAY IT WILL BE OPENED
IN THE MORNING AND AFTERNOON!!!!!!!!

 SO, COME ON!!

@  Piñata Punyeta, c/Banyoles 28, (Gracia) Barcelona.
Tel. 936114176

 

Exhibition: "8"

THIS WEEK, on OCTOBER 27th AT 8:00 pm

We are pleased to invite you to the opening of the exhibition:

" 8 "

In a special scenario, the magical reign of Piñata Punyeta, 

where creativity and play dance together,
is opening on October 27th at 8pm,
an exhibition-event-instalation by Eloisa Alquati.


"8", this is the title of the expo, collects a large number of different artworks 
realized by Eloisa during ten years, between 1998 and 2008, 
the year she moved to Barcelona.
A long period of incubation, visions and realities that finally will meet up, 
for the first time, 
in a unique space opened to the public.

Join us for a presentation of the exhibition,
 some complimentary drinks, food and chats
in a relaxing and artistic atmosphere.

Event information:
  27 October 2011, 08:00 pm - 10:00 pm

@Piñata Punyeta (c/ Banyoles 28, Barcelona)

Free Admission

We are waiting for you!!! :)

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ESTA SEMANA, día 27 de OCTOBRE h. 20:00

Nos alegra poderte invitar a la inauguración de la exposición:


" 8 "

En un entorno especial, en el mágico reino de Piñata Punyeta

donde la creatividad, el juego y los sentidos danzan juntos, 
se inaugura el día 27 de Octubre 2011 a las h.20, 
una exposición-evento-instalación de Eloisa Alquati.

"8", este el título de la expo, recoge muchos de los diferentes trabajos realizados por Eloisa en los diez años entre 1998 y 2008, año de su llegada a Barcelona, un largo periodo de incubación, de visiones y realidades que se encontrarán reunidas, por primera vez, en un espacio único y abierto a todo el público.

Detalles del Evento:

26 Octubre 2011, 20:00 - 22

@Piñata Punyeta (c/ Banyoles 28, Barcelona)

Entrada Libre

Os esperamos! :)

Follow me... Wherever I go: CANADA

Where the sky is a huge lake of clouds and stars,

and the forests sound at the rhythm of your breath.

(Some pictures from my travel in Ontario, Canada. September 2011)

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Experiment: The result!

After less than one day the paper was ready. I had to leave it for some hours under a quite heavy board to press a little more the sheet.

This is the result of my second experiment: 

I'm even more enthusiastic than after the first one ;) hehehe...
Soon..

Experiment: Process of making paper with used tea bags

Today,
I wanted to give a brother to the first sheet of paper that I did some days ago, using tea bags.
So, I repeated the process and took some pictures in the meanwhile.
Here they are!

Water, tissues and empty tea bags in pieces.
Like milk with cornflakes!

The different levels

Cut and mix with the hands

Tea from tea bags

Add some tea

Mix well taking care that the bags pieces don't jam the blades. If it happens stop frequently to check and take off the pieces caught in. If you prefer, you can do everything with your hands.

Using a dipper lay down the mixture on the sieve.

Fill the sieve

I used two kind of tea to have two different colors. And added some threads from tea bags.

Press well but with care to don't move the misture to avoid creating holes. Eliminate most of water.

Turn upside down and press over a layer of absorbent material (but not paper!!).

Once pressed, gently remove the sieve.

Here it is!

Now, cover it with another absorbent layer and close it like an envelope.

It's ready to be hanged to complete the process!

Hang everything to dry and wait.... wait... wait....   :)
If it's hot, it probably will take few time.

To avoid warping and deformations, once your sheet of paper is dried you can leave it under something big and heavy enough to press it.

Next time the result!

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