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The irony-infused surrealism of Juan Moreno’s ‘día perfecto’

cartell 2021 un dia perfectoThe Formentera Office of Culture is pleased to report that next Monday 30 August at 7.00pm Juan Moreno’s “Un día perfecto” will take up residence at the municipal gallery in Sant Francesc. The show’s stars are the illustrations, although they share the spotlight with creative media like watercolours, paintings and printed reproductions.

Directly or otherwise, “Un día perfecto” revolves around the places, situations and people that typify Formentera. The show finds Moreno continuing to flesh out his personal vision of the island, a surface that he first began to scratch with “Universos paralelos” (2016) and “Fallo del sistema” (2018).

True to the same dynamic, Moreno’s ‘perfect day’ is a surreal world awash in ironic overtones, a universe existing between the real and the fictitious. From Sant Ferran and Fonda Pepe to Plaça de la Constitució in Sant Francesc and La Mola, Moreno leads audiences on a tour of local landmarks populated by a rotating cast of characters, from the imagined to the familiar. Each illustration and painting tell a story, which viewers may freely reinterpret in turn.

Brought up on comic strips and illustrations, Moreno blends academian foundations with influences drawn from pop culture, notably comics, more recently resuscitating, along with co-founder Vicent Ferrer, the defunct hometown fanzine ADN.

Following a 7.00pm opening on Monday 30 August, the exhibition will be on view at “Ajuntament Vell” gallery from 11.00am to 2.00pm and 6.30pm to 9.30pm, Monday to Saturday, 31 August to 11 September.


26 August 2021
Communications Office
Consell de Formentera

Consell asserts standing as plaintiff in trial for gang rape and assault of local 19 year old

The Consell de Formentera announces that, in response to the alleged gang rape and assault last July of a local 19-year-old girl, local government will seek to join the case as a “public accuser” (acusador popular). Formentera’s government reinforces its support for the victim and trusts justice will act swiftly to clarify the facts, and that the law will be upheld.

24 August 2021
Communications Office
Consell de Formentera

4 September, Sant Ferran welcomes Manel

The musicians of Catalan band Manel return to Formentera 4 September for a 9.30pm performance in the courtyard of the Sant Ferran Primary School. Tickets are free and must be booked in advance on www.entradesformentera.cat. Seating is limited, with capacity at the venue for 250. Part of Treu la Llengua, a regional concert series promoting music in Catalan, the performance is jointly organised by the Balearic Directorate General of Language Policy, Office of Language Policy of the Consell de Formentera and Obra Cultural de Formentera. Manel will present island audiences with the group’s fifth album, Per la bona gent (2019).

23 August 2021
Communications Office
Consell de Formentera

Fall in Covid cases clears decks for one-hour extension in restaurant hours

Consell de Formentera President Alejandra Ferrer and Vice-President Ana Juan met today with Balearic First Minister Francina Armengol, other island presidents and representatives of the Baleric Business Federation (FELIB). Attendees got an overview of changes in public health restrictions set to take effect today across the Balearics after publication in the regional government gazette.

The measures were adopted following individualised analysis of the health and epidemiological situation of each island. Formentera’s cumulative incidence over the last fourteen days –428.4 cases per 100,000 inhabitants– marks a downward trend. Based on the data, Formentera will prohibit members of different households from gathering between 2.00am and 6.00am – not 1.00am to 6.00am, as before.

The following limitations will apply to night-time gatherings of families and friends, per rules adopted 24 July:

a) When the island’s 14-day cumulative exceeds 350 cases per 100,000 and more than 5% of ICU beds serve Covid treatment, or when 2% of all hospital beds serve Covid treatment, people from different households may not gather between 2.00am and 6.00am.

b) When the 14-day cumulative incidence exceeds 450 and over 10% of ICU beds, or when 5% of all hospital beds, serve Covid-19 treatment, people from different households may not gather between 1.00am and 6.00am.

The regulatory tier change also affects scheduling in the social sector, culture, sports, leisure, bars and restaurants, which must end operations at 2.00am, and not 1.00am as before.

As for restrictions on dining, up to eight people may be seated together inside and up to 12 diners may sit together outside.

President Ferrer praised islanders for getting Formentera to a position where restrictions could be loosened again. “Restaurants, bars and leisure establishments can return to pre-7 August opening hours, a move the premiere hoped would “help businesses get their numbers up, particularly when times are this tough”. But Ferrer said extreme caution and compliance with health and safety measures remained crucial to limiting infections. “It’s the one way to get through summer and come out standing on firm footing”, she concluded.


23 August 2021
Communications Office
Consell de Formentera

Simona Colzi’s textile art titivates Centre “Gabrielet”

cartell 2021 colziArtist Simona Colzi returns to Centre Antoni Tur ‘Gabrielet’ tomorrow with “Essència botànica: de les plantes a la seda” (‘Botanical essence: from plants to silk’), a display of the artist’s latest creations of textile art. Colzi’s Formentera story began at the La Mola market, and earlier this year she participated in the hometown talent-driven runway show, Passarel·la Formentera. Her pieces are handcrafted and dyed with herbs which Colzi herself collects from the Formentera countryside.

The exhibition opens tomorrow at 6.00pm, opening 10.00am to 2.00pm and 7.00pm to 10.00pm until 31 August.

20 August 2021
Communications Department
Consell de Formentera

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