AN ARTIST RESIDENCY PROGRAM:

In January of 2021 a magnificent cosmic alignment took place in Lanzarote, I was given the opportunity to stay at the Melia Salinas Hotel and portrait the Island from their Pop-up atelier at the recognized historic building by Fernando Higueras and Cesar Manrique.

I am Sonsoles Masiá, architect and artist, enchanted by landscape and astronomy. I portrayed Lanzarote by selecting ten locations, enchanted by the colours or the magic that prevails, as some of them were witness of the existence of ancient astronomical observatories.

I know that there is something beyond that connects us with the universe and I am certain that there are places endowed with greater sensitivity and energy for observation.

LANDSCAPE, COLOUR AND ASTRONOMY:
Lanzarote is hiding a special and unique secret. Several of its volcanoes contain astroarchaeological sites, revealed by researcher Agustín Demetrio Pallarés Lasso. Pre-Hispanic astronomical and geographical sanctuaries where the observation techniques used, were equivalent to the ones I imitated in my architecture master thesis project, on the neighboring island, thousands of years later.

On the other hand, my obsession with landscape and color started on my travels, on my attempts to listen to what the scene claims.

Colour Observatorium is the title of the final exhibition. The outcome of the residency was 10 painting-constellations of 3 pieces, each of them belonging to one of the selected locations.

More info and pictures:
https://sonso.es/atelieren.html

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The exhibition museography was carried by the art curator Adonay Bermudez. Videos and photos by Malpais audiovisuales.


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Colour Observatorium