Azulejos

Under the name Azulejo one understands a mosaic made of quadratic, colourful painted and ceramic tile, that has its origin in Spain and Portugal and it thus made there. These weather-proof tiles are an integral part in the cityscape of those countries and are applied to public buildings, monuments, facades and churches, but also as decoration for walls. Often old

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Prix Pictet: to die or to freeze?

Upon a visit to the Botanical Garden of Madrid I came across a very interesting exhibition resp. prize by chance: the Swiss made Prix Pictet. According to the foundation’s website, the prize “has a unique mandate – to use the power of photography to communicate vital messages to a global audience. The goal is to uncover art of the highest

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