Last Weekend

 Hello!

Today I would like to write about what I did last weekend. Well, last Saturday, May 25 and Sunday, May 26, was the cultural festival that celebrates the 25 years of Heritage Day. The truth is that I really wanted to go out and visit  some buildings, since in these days architecture and memory come together. But unfortunately I was very sick, so I stayed home all weekend.

On Saturday I did an assignment for the workshop subject about a place to set up a project with a public program. Then, I was preparing a presentation on the problems of modern architecture with my coworker over a phone call. After finishing the presentation we continued working together on our own tasks. I did not sleep at all. We started the call at 11:00 p.m on Saturday and hung up at 8:00 a.m on Sunday.

On Sunday I dedicated my time to advancing work for the workshop. I felt very sick, so that day I tried to rest. Then I saw a movie called "Medianeras", which is about Mariana and Martín, two neighbours who live opposite each other on the same block, their paths cross daily without knowing about each other, it was fun to watch, I recommend it to you.

Since I´m from the regions I was alone in Santiago all weekend, so I didn't really see anyone, and as I mentioned before, I was very sick so I didn't leave my house. The truth is it was a very boring weekend, but at least I made a lot of progress in my university assignments and I was able to fully recover!

Here I show you a photo of the model I was working on for the workshop (mine is the one in the center)

A Exhibition

Hi guys!

Today I am going to write about an exhibition that I really enjoyed. It was in November of last year, at the Museum of Contemporary Art  which is in the Parque forestal, near our university.

It was fun because I went with some friends from college. We were inspired to do an artist residency project. There were many interesting and very beautiful works.

I think what I enjoyed most about this exhibition was that I got a lot of new ideas for my artist residency project. In addition, we measured the exhibition rooms and that helped me a lot to understand how I should create the spaces for my project.

On the other hand, I really enjoyed discussing ideas with my friends and exploring the place with them. My friend Renata invented a game, which consisted of choosing a room from time to time and classifying the works of art that where there. We also choose our favorites works and talk about it.

Something that highlight in the exhibition was the artistic intervention at the entrance, as the place is very high, the photos that hung were large and impressive.

Another thing that I really liked were some audiovisual works that were in various rooms. These works were projected on a large wall, it was impressive and the videos were very artistic and beautiful.

Here is a photo of the artistic intervention of the entrance

 

Country I would like to visit

 

Hello again!

Today I am going to write to you about a country that I would like to visit, it is Italy. I had the idea of traveling there for a while because of its fascinating historical, cultural and architectural heritage.

I would choose to travel by plane from Santiago directly to the capital of Italy, Rome, because it is a fast and efficient option. On the other hand, I think I would prefer to go alone since my main interest would be visiting cultural places and iconic architectural buildings, and I would like to follow my own schedule. 

If I were to stay in Rome, there are many things I would like to do, for example it would be great to visit the Colosseum built during the Roman Empire and take a guided tour. I would also like to visit the Sistine Chapel to see the ceiling painted by Michelangelo or go to the Trevi Fountain to toss a coin and make a wish. Also I would definitely like to eat in many restaurants and try many typical foods. 

As there are so many activities and places to discover in Italy, I think I would stay three or four weeks.

However, one reason to consider not going to Rome would be the large number of tourist, especially in high season, this can make visits to tourist site less pleasant due to long lines and crowds.

Here are some photos, on the left is the Roman Colosseum and on the right the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel painted by Michelangelo.