Absence of the Present, Can Marques Contemporaneo, artist in residence, Palma de Mallorca, Spain.
The room was reserved for celebrations of the utmost importance. The use of this room was responding to the social need to allow relatives and acquaintances to participate in special celebrations such as births and weddings. In such cases, guests were rewarded with chocolate and ensaimada, quartos, eses and all sorts of pastries, (fruta confitada) and ice cream.
The work attempts a connection of this historically charged room with sketches from Knossos findings used for similar occasions. A reflection of the social and aesthetic aspects of that time to the contemporary time of the historic centre of Palma de Mallorca. The work interacts with the decoration and furniture of the Gray Room as well as the lighting and orientation and comments on the connections of time and space.
