Xavier Monclus, 2020, Spain

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I consider architecture to be a constant and essential part of my work. I have never been able to avoid (resist) looking at houses in my daily walks, and feel a compelling attraction to them. When I look at them, I feel as if they return their gaze through their windows. They are like eyes that see…. I have lived on the island of Menorca for seven years, and those quintessential Mediterranean houses also look at me. And I look back at them. I am fascinated by their simple shapes, bold white textures and scale, the product of traditional wisdom. Menorca is for me an open-air museum. I wish to represent part of this small world in Vilnius, a Nordic place, where houses, I am sure, also look and speak ……