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Europe’s southern borders are shielded with barbed wire and fences, but once a trade flourished here that forcibly kidnapped thousands of african men and women into exile and exploitation.
+ infoAlfredo Jaar is one of the most relevant contemporary artists. His works issue different issues all over the world such as the USA-Mexico border, the genocide in Rwanda or the military coup in Chile.
+ infoAt the age of 19, Eduardo Chillida, one of the most eminent 20th century sculptors, was a gifted athlete set to become a football legend. However, a severe injury during a match saw him move away from professional sport.
+ infoIn the 1960s, the abandoned factories of New York's SoHo were occupied by artists from around the world, transforming this neighborhood in the heartland of art experimentation.
+ infoAntoni Gaudí, nicknamed "God's Architect," and creator of the Sagrada Família, one of the most iconic buildings in the world, worked on the Mallorca Cathedral from 1904 to 1914.
+ infoIn Chile during the ’60s, Quilapayún played the soundtrack of the revolution. With clenched fists raised high, thousands sung their songs. But the world changed and so did they.
+ infoFrom his atelier in Barcelona, David Bagué, one of the world's most talented and charismatic luthiers, dedicates body and soul to making violins with a single purpose: to reach the transcendence Stradivarius' violins achieved.
+ infoA brilliant architect responsible of representative buildings of the Harvard University. José Luis Sert worked with Le Corbusier and was friend of Picasso, Miró and Chagall.
+ infoSerrat and Sabina are the most popular Spanish singers in Latin America. Their poetry symbolizes love and friendship for several generations, from the times of the dictatorship until now.
+ infoIn a remote place in Peru, around one thousand people of four communities come together each year to face an amazing challenge: the renewal of the Q'eswachaka Bridge.
+ infoCan music change the world? Maybe not, but it sure can change a group of young people’s lives in a favela in Quito.
+ infoSilvio Rodriguez (San Antonio de los Baños, 1946), illustrator, musician, poet, dozens of albums, hundreds of songs, thousands of live shows, UNESCO Artist for Peace.
+ infoThe painter Juan Carmona reflects on the relationship between his work and his life. The process of creating a painting, on a marsh landscape in Seville, becomes an occasion to rethink the origins and motivations of his painting.
+ infoThe character of a martyr magician, who sacrifices his own capacity to be seduced to have the gift of seduction. A documentary about a religious sculptor- cinema operator - magician. About the human need of tales and representation.
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