Studio visit to painter Paul Kormashov

A few months ago I had my first encounter with a Berlin based painter, Paul Kormashov. I went to a group show gallery opening where he was showing some of his paintings. While I was doing a tour through the gallery with two of the most influential women in my life, one of them stopped …

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“I don’t follow any fashion trends so my stuff doesn’t go out of fashion…we use high quality fabrics, things are made really well so these are pieces that you can have for years” Fashion Designer Louise O’Mahony of L.O.M.

I first heard of her work from a friend of mine. He was describing it and I fell in love with the concept. I asked her about her workplace in Berlin and she told me that she is sharing a studio with other creatives. After summer holidays we met for the first time so she …

“I wanted to express my way of seeing life through the creation of clothing and also change the fashion system” Fashion Designer Sara Gómez of km22

An old friend from school told me about Sara Gómez some months ago and I started following her through Instagram, so I was able to see the projects she was doing. Last time I was in Seville I decided to contact her and at that same week we met in the courtyard of her house …

Studio visit to painter Tor Nielsen

My first encounter with this artist was actually some time ago when I meet him as a friend. Last month we were hanging out and went to a gallery together where he told me about some new projects coming up and so my interest was immediately piqued. I thought of dedicating him an interview where …

Interview with Joel Montagud the singer of Lion Sphere

Cristina Benzi: How did Lion Sphere start? Joel Montagud: In 2013 Dominik, Karim and myself were still studying together in Berlin. We instantly had a good connection with each other and started jamming together after school. At the beginning it was something very spontaneous, we started playing music together without really knowing that we would …

Interview with Andrea Russo about his last photo exhibition the BLNKDZ #meettheberlinkids

Cristina Benzi: Where did you take the first picture in Berlin? Andrea Russo: Beelitz, the infamous abandoned hospital on an autumn day, when it was still an off-the-beaten-track urbex paradise. It was literally awesome! CB: How did you develop your interest in photography? AR: Kinda just for fun. I was always interested in art and …

Entrevista con la fotógrafa Pilar Rodríguez Barranco

Desde bien pequeña vivió rodeada de cámaras. Su  padre, gran aficionado, las tenía de todos los tamaños, modelos y épocas, por lo que se familiarizó con ellas como si de sus juguetes se tratara, juego que con el paso del tiempo se transformó en su vocación.  Estudió Fotografía en la Escuela de Arte León Ortega …

Entrevista con la ilustradora Lidia Frias

Lidia Frias es una artista nacida en Algeciras, licenciada en Económicas por La Universidad de Granada, ciudad donde vivió durante 10 años. Hace dos años decidió mudarse a Sevilla encontrando una fuerte fuente de inspiración en el color de sus calles y su alegría. Desde su infancia mostró interés por la escritura, la fotografía y …

Artist Talk with Juan Carlos Rosa Casasola

Born in Benidorm (Alicante, Spain, 1988) is currently working in Berlin. Best prize in Fine Arts degree from the Polytechnic University of Valencia (Spa,2012), specialized in Thought and Visual Culture by the Master in Artistic Production (2014), and the Master in Visual and Multimedia Arts from the Polytechnic University of Valencia (Spa,2016), has completed his …

Studio Visit to textil artist Georgina Espasa

Georgina Espasa es una artista nacida en Barcelona, licenciada en Bellas Artes por la Universidad de  Barcelona. Sus conocimientos sobre arte fueron también adquiridos en la Universidad de Paris (École Nationale Supérieure des Arts Décoratifs ) a través de una estancia de un año académico con una beca internacional. Desde su infancia mostró interés en …