10 years Canarias en Berlin, 10 Canarian Days of Culture
Over the last ten years the club Canarias en Berlin tries the many miles that separate the island group of the German capital to skip - as a place act of the meeting of cultures, as a forum for the exchange of ideas and discuss. A place to enjoy different ways of life and like to feel at home or on vacation.
As all members know, there are three days in which we must keep clear in our calendar. Three Days in which the mind is created from which the club is visible and serve to meet, discover, maintain and replace: the Cultural Days, which we organize every year with toil and care and the ideas and efforts ; relations of all the club members reflect.
This year we wanted to meet all the positive expectations. Of 14 to 16 April, the club members and their friends in the Instituto Cervantes experienced a second time three days with Canarian culture. We were able to discover unknown aspects of the history, nature, traditions and landscape of the archipelago.
14th April - Europeans in the Canaries
The first evening was a journey through the history of the Canary Islands from the perspective of Europeans. After being welcomed by Mr. Francesc Puértolas, director of the Cultural Department of the Instituto Cervantes, who introduced the program and congratulated the club on his anniversary, entered Mrs. Guillermina Hernandez, ... The podium. They also congratulated us warmly on the ten years of cultural work. As a gift they presented to us several books on the Canary Island history, nature and culture, since für die Vereinsmitglieder in unserer Bibliothek zur Benutzung bereit stehen. Als nächstes dankte unser Präsident Manuel Gómez all denen, die durch ihre Mithilfe die zehnjährige Arbeit des Vereins ermöglicht haben. Hiermit erklärte er die Kulturtage für eröffnet.
Viele wissen, dass Alexander von Humboldt die Kanaren besuchte und dass die Woche, die er auf den Inseln verbrachte, bleibende Eindrücke bei ihm hinterließ. Wie Sandra Rebok (C.S.I.C.) let us know, was the trip did not only a preparation for the trip to Latin America of the Berlin Humboldt a group of islands in the map of culture and science, and moved it to the attention of researchers of his era and in the following.
But what many of us did not know is that countless German travelers have passed since the Middle Ages testimony about her trips to the Canaries - about what they witnessed and the fascination that since the first moment of the islands went out. Marcos Pérez Sarmiento gave us an overview of the illustrious visitors to the islands, the random traveler and unknown, and the reports they have left over time.
After the presentations, we could, accompanied by a good wine, about what we had seen and heard discuss and agree on what we had before us still look ...
15 de Abril - El Hierro
The second day was devoted entirely to the island of El Hierro is an island that is still unknown to many and the full is of magic and surprises. Our friend and honorary member Isidoro Sánchez fascinated us with the presentation of "El Hierro: Isla de la Diversidad, Isla de identidad" in which he acts alongside Manuel Méndez and Juan Carlos Sanchez as co-author added. A book that combines photography and text to the riddle of El Hierro to solve.
16th April-The Canary landscape and its poetic power
To conclude, we organized a meeting of two artistic positions that are quite different, but essentially very similar.
Eberhard Bosslet, artist and professor at the Dresden Art Academy, who has realized more than 30 years, projects in the Canary Islands were numerous, from a published viewers an overview of his work in the Canaries. Many of the listeners were smiling, because for the first time the creator of many interventions that had them in mind for years to get to know, could.
Fernando Gómez Aguilera, director of the Fundación César Manrique, presented thereafter, the public works that the artist had created during his life. Then Fernando and Eberhard took together with our member Javier Krawietz on the podium. Between the three of them developed into a lively discussion on the work of both artists and the characteristics of the Canary Island landscape as an artistic medium.
What would our culture days without music! Also this year was a concert to conclude. This time, the contemporary classical music of the Canary Islands in the series. The association PROMUSCAN who takes care of the production of classical music to the Canaries, had selected six works that were presented to an enthusiastic audience.
The Cultural Festival was again a real public success. The intention to combine history and modernity, nature and science, culture and discussion of means to be a new success for our club, just waiting for next year surpassed. And maybe one day we can celebrate our twentieth anniversary!
Until next year!
Authors: LW Schoenau
