Es Baluard joins the celebration and festivities of Palma with this act of cultural and informative carachter from the evolution of the different representations of the martyrdom of St. Sebastian, from the perspective of contemporary language.
The activity starts with a visit to the exhibition Reproductibilitat 1.1 whose final piece is Heartless black St. Sebastian (1990), by the Brazilian artist Miguel Rio Branco.
In Reproductibilitat 1.1 are also represented other artists at the time, one way or another, have treated this subject of martyrdom, such as Pierre Gonord or Marina Nuñez. The session will focus on the figure of Toni Catany and photographic illustration of Gabriele d' Annunzio poems of The Martyrdom of Saint Sebastian. Mystery in five rooms, Catalan version of Manuel Forcano, Editorial Moll, 2007.
The activity continues to pursue a multidisciplinary discussion board to discuss and share new readings. The meeting will involve Joana Maria Palou (director of the Museu de Mallorca), Antoni Garau (exhibition designer, curator), Pere Bujosa (president of Amics de l’Òpera del Teatre Principal) and Nekane Aramburu (Es Baluard’s director).
