Barcelona Cultura

The exhibition "Brick by Brick" explained by the curator

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Download Pedro Azara's, curator of the exhibition, comments.

01 Introduction to the exhibition

Exhibition content

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02 Introduction to the sections

How the exhibition is organised.

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03 Introduction to the first section

Presentation of the first section: The projected house.

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04 Introduction to the second section

Presentation of the second section, The constructed home, from the oldest brick in Jericho.

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05 These behind The constructed home

One selection criterion for the pieces is for them to have “lived”.

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06 Introduction to the third section

Presentation of the third section: The protected house.

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07 Outstanding piece from The protected house.

Small, bowl-shaped pieces placed upside-down at the corners of the house protected its inhabitants.

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08 Introduction to the fourth section

Presentation of the fourth section: The lived house.

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09 Pieces from The lived house

Large compositions of tiles open windows to the imagination.

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10 Introduction to Brick by Brick

Audiovisual tour.

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11 The projected house

Ancient and contemporary pieces with an interior space used for votive and evocative purposes.

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12 The constructed house

The peculiar form of pieces from the Roman baths of Ilturo (Cabrera de Mar, 2nd century BC) enables the creation of arches using a technique unique in the West.

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13 The constructed house

The orthogonal form of the brick enables the “continuous” extension of the buildings.

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14 The constructed house

The symbolic force of clay and the cosmogonies linked to it.

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15 The protected house

Description of the ecosystem and social organisation related to the manufacture of bricks.

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16 The protected house

An incantation bowls, an outstanding piece from The protected house.

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17 The protected house

The inscriptions on bricks and cones hidden in foundations and walls warded off external danger.

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18 The protected house. Glazed panel

On the outer walls of Babylon, the goddess Ishtar, represented by her symbol, the lion, protected the city and accompanied processions in her honour.

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19 Brick by Brick

The use of ceramic in architecture since the late-19th century.

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20 Brick by Brick

The contemporary use of ceramic in architecture. 20th-21st centuries.

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