One night in L’Hospitalet de Llobregat: Open Studio Night in Barcelona

Walking to open studio night in Hospitalet de Llobregat…

It was called Una Nita La Gloria.  I came up the metro into twilight in an industrial neighborhood on the outskirts of Barcelona and then down winding crisscrossing streets and up an overpass.

South of Montjuic and west butting up against a railway yard lies the building, Gloria, home to the artist space known as La Nave and its downstairs studio neighbor a much more caliente vibe in comparison to the cool blues and shadows of La Nave.   La Nave was founded by expat artists Paola Masi and Sophie-Elizabeth Thompson.  I was invited by one of their recent additions, the ceramicist and a former head of knitwear at Benetton, Caroline Swift (who I later interviewed for MyDeco US. Check it out.)

Since Una Nita La Gloria, Caroline’s been over for a Ceviche and spiced chicken dinner party where we talked about life in Barcelona, London, her former life in fashion and whether I should make the studios my own office space in which to conduct What Women Make business. Here are my photos of a visually arresting night of thrown shadows and delicate art in southern Barcelona. (She later became my best friend in Barcelona and I even kept an office int he studio for 6 months of my stay here.)

Paola Masi

performance piece

performance piece

Sophie-Elizabeth Thompson ‘Soforbis

Caroline Swift

Paola’s desk looking out on sun setting over Barcelona train tracks and industria

Caroline Swift’s bone china spoons

Caroline Swift – porcelain leaves

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