Marcelo Viquez, Palma

The huge iron table in the centre covered with meticulously lined up rows of white bread (of hand made plaster) creates a huge impact as you enter the oratory with its religious connotations. Viquez has called it ‘Pan para hoy’.  There  is a traditional Spanish saying that to be born with a loaf of bread under one’s arm means to be born fortunate. The symbolism is poignant in these troubled times – the austerity of the room is a foil to the abundance of the bread. The effect is astonishing.

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