Christmas is brighter than ever in Barcelona. Last Saturday, Mayor Jaume Colboni, accompanied by his counterpart from the Palestinian city of Belén, Nicola Canawatti (and thousands and thousands of Barcelona residents who did not want to miss the holiday), pressed the button through which – a very American thing – the lighting load with which the city lived until the sixth of power was switched on. The entire 126-kilometre illuminated path connects the Catalan capital with the most famous neighbourhoods, commerce and tourist attractions. Last weekend, crowds took to the streets thirsty for Christmas. This, with Black Friday, I have the opportunity to refinance what little I have in my pockets at the end of the month, which is the perfect weekend to enjoy (for free) some lights. In order not to miss the details, El País highlighted the points that should never be forgotten. Places where you can immortalize yourself with your relevant self, while maintaining timely care so as not to get caught by some misguided drivers.
Barcelona Center and its author’s spotlight
Six design studios have reinterpreted Christmas symbols. These are the proposals that emerged after the ideas competition prompted by the Consistorio and which fostered the participation of emerging creators. In Plaza Catalunya, Artec Light Studio presents a poetic and immersive light installation inspired by the birds that inhabit the square and named after Heart of the city. The authors created a light choreography that mimics the flight of palm trees using 1,716 laminated LED modules.
Designers Ester Pujol (from Nahtrang Studio) and Marta Cerdà created the project rosewhich lights Laietana Street. This project starts from Panot A feature of the steel mills of the Catalan capital. In all, there are 21 luminous arches made up of seven shapes, each forming an exotic landscape of light with Barcelona’s DNA.
On Gran Via, serves the office of Anthony Paleja Candles of light, It reinterprets landscapes that resemble traditional candlesticks. The installation combines 900 methacrylate tubes suspended vertically with a light thread (460 meters long) that winds between them.
The most striking lights were installed by SMLXL and MA-MA on Calle Arago, which was christened as Christmas at home. The street was filled with new messages and phrases on 28 illuminated cards measuring 12 meters wide and two meters high, bearing phrases such as “Busca el Caganer” or “Más Escudella”.
The comic and the manga go to the Sant Joan promenade
Proposal wind in the neighborhood, Designed by Brosmind, it pays homage to the part of the city known as the Freaky Triangle, with lights inspired by comic and pop aesthetics. kawaii. The section connecting the Arc de Triomphe to the Piazza di Tetuan – where the city’s tepian works and collections are concentrated – has installed illuminated banners and clouds with icons evoking the comic universe of Christmas.
Roscon is a giant
In Catalonia – and everywhere in Spain – on January 6th, Roscón de Reyes is eaten, a sweet surprise that carries with it the character of a king and a hapa. Anyone who finds the king in the portion of pastry he is eating will be honored with a crown and applauded by the family. When he touches the hapa, he will have to pay for the roscon. In the DHUB lobby, creative firm Gracias Grecia installed a giant movable rose measuring six meters in diameter and lit from within. Installation that takes by name Surrounding areaIt is interactive and invites the audience to participate in Christmas rituals.
Plaza Sant Jaume Sin Bessebre and no star
The installation, pesebre, stars or as it was called, from the square of Sant Jaume that witnessed controversy last year, has been replaced this year by light. Specifically, for the project developed by Xavi Bové Studio, for which thanks to A Mapping She transformed the facades of the Generalitat of Catalonia and the Ayuntamiento into panels that could be painted – always with bright – bright symbols. The project combines images, music and digital illustrations to create a fully immersive experience.