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María Zambrano and Málaga

Mónica Boixeda Malagueño, Only-Be

In his book A modo de último sacrificio Samoa Albert Hanover tell us about the emotions that he felt when he travelled to Malaga for the first time surprised by the fact that the train station is named after María Zambrano. On the train coming from Córdoba he read Delirio y Destino and the conformity of the name let him think if he could illustrate this part of his book better or maybe the exact opposite, that the book could not be illustrated in a better way. And never before he felt this truth, that two exact opposites could be true at the same time. The main objective for his journey was to come up with a personal itinerary, that followed the steps of the Malaga born writer in a chronologically reversed order. His last stop was Vélez-Málaga where she was born in 1904. Around her grave you can find lemon and orange trees. Maria Zambrano was one of the great thinkers of the 20th century. With her delicate literary style she invented philosophical concepts such as the poetic reason and a clear example of the dominating sexism of the time but still hjer work is known, especially in Spain. Upon thinking the itinerary through, Hanover noticed that the nomadic life style of Zambrano not only matched his own existence but it also delivered a reflection of his opinion and way of thinking about Gnosticism and Sufism. Paul Oilzum Maria Zambrano mixed philosophy, poetry, mystic, art, music and dream in an unforgettable manner. If you rent apartments in Malaga you will be able to confirm that there aren’t... read more

German Cinema at CA2M, Madrid

Mónica Boixeda Madrilenian, Only-Be

As part of a cycle which starts on the 29th May at the Centro 2 de Mayo (CA2M), in association with the Centro socio-cultural Joan Miró de Móstoles and the Instituto Goethe, there will be screenings from the Show of German Cinema. German cinema has always been known as more a form of art than entertainment. The first currents of German cinematography developed from the expressionist vanguard of the first half of the 20th century, which had strong ideological and aesthetic roots in the bridge collective, which called upon the new generation of creators to strive for the “freedom of living and acting in the face of traditional forces.” Expressionism transmitted the complexities of the port-war world, and was primarily critical of materialism. In the 1960s, the economy of a Germany occupied by North American forces would have a strong impact on the arts – which since the beginning of the Second World War had been stagnant, due to a large number of the country´s artists fleeing at the outbreak of war. Up until the 1960s, German cinema had been victim to propaganda, and an aesthetic based on the North American presence, whose politics left little room for an interest in the arts. The arrival of television imprinted a visual aesthetic in line with the North American establishment. This led to an uprising from students of literature and cinema, who saw in the short film a platform for developing the culture of German cinematography. The Oberhausen Manifesto declared the birth of new German cinema, and a new visual and poetic language without atavistic enclaves, or rejection of technique and... read more

A walk through the legendary Vatican library

Mónica Boixeda Only-Be, Roman

Founded in 1451 in a time somewhere between the Roman Empire and the Middle Ages, movie conspiracies and literary adventures, where time seems to stop, about 1.6 mio volumes of prints, 80 thousand manuscripts and 100 thousand units of archives, nearly 8400 incunabulas, 300 thousand coins and medals, drawings and fotographs are kept. Revealed mysteries and still kept secrets. The Da Vinci Code can not merely be fiction. Whoever likes detective games about history or whoever wants to find out more about the mysteries of astrology. Why must we decide between one or the other? At the library of the Vatican we will find records of what the Catholic Church condemned as devil’s work and master pieces by Almagesto and Ptolomeo, the biggest of the ancient mathematics and astronomers and his 4 writiongs about astrology. The Sistine Library, decorated with frescos from the 16th century, possesses the most important antique manuscripts, codices of western history from the Christian Era until today, valuable incunabulas, prints from different centuries, drawings by big artists und also a laboratory where old manuscripts are being restored. The current library dates back to 1451 but the origin of the Papal library goes back to the 4th century when the administration of the Roman Church served as library and archive. Vauzzayin apartments in Rome will give you the unique possibility to visit the Biblioteca Vaticana. Don’t miss out. ? Translated... read more