Download Pedro Azara's, curator of the exhibition, comments.
01 Introduction to the exhibition
02 Introduction to the sections
How the exhibition is organised.
03 Introduction to the first section
Presentation of the first section: The projected house.
04 Introduction to the second section
Presentation of the second section, The constructed home, from the oldest brick in Jericho.
05 These behind The constructed home
One selection criterion for the pieces is for them to have “lived”.
06 Introduction to the third section
Presentation of the third section: The protected house.
07 Outstanding piece from The protected house.
Small, bowl-shaped pieces placed upside-down at the corners of the house protected its inhabitants.
08 Introduction to the fourth section
Presentation of the fourth section: The lived house.
09 Pieces from The lived house
Large compositions of tiles open windows to the imagination.
10 Introduction to Brick by Brick
Ancient and contemporary pieces with an interior space used for votive and evocative purposes.
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.
The orthogonal form of the brick enables the “continuous” extension of the buildings.
The symbolic force of clay and the cosmogonies linked to it.
Description of the ecosystem and social organisation related to the manufacture of bricks.
An incantation bowls, an outstanding piece from The protected house.
The inscriptions on bricks and cones hidden in foundations and walls warded off external danger.
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.
The use of ceramic in architecture since the late-19th century.
The contemporary use of ceramic in architecture. 20th-21st centuries.
