DURING YET ANOTHER HOT SUMMER IN MADRIDI BUY SOME FRUIT AND I CARRY THE BLUE BAGS IN MALASAÑAIN THE WAY WE BUY A RABBIT FOR LUNCH WITH PAULA THE UNSTABLE INSTALLATION HAS BEGUN
THE BLUE BAGS, MY BODY AND THE CITY, MAKE THE BASIC SET FOR A NEW TRANSLATORIAL INSTALLATION.I PACK MY BAGSANDI PASS BY BARCELONA, WITH REGINA FIZ, WHERE WE WORK AT EL PALOMAR, WITH RAFA, MARIO ANS MARTATHENWHERE I MEET PAUL DOEMAN AND DAVID KRAPOOLA
I WORK AND TALK WITH THEM
FOR TWO WEEKS
UPDTING THEIR ART SERIES FOR LAPIEZA
BOTH ARE ACTIVE ARTIST
AND HAVE PRESENTED MORE THAN 20 ARTWORKS ALREADY.
I START THE NEW SOCIOPLASTIC INSTALLATION,
THE SOCIAL SCULPTURE
WTH THE BAGS,
AN EXTENSION OF
AND
LAST MAY.
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DAVID WALKS THE CITYAND RELAXES HERE AND THERE
PAUL HAS A NICE APPARTMENT IN KREUZBERG
HE PRODUCES NEW WORKS FOR EXHIBITIONS IN BERLIN AND NEW FRESH IDEAS FOR LAPIEZA ART SERIES,
IN CONVERSATION,
UPDATING THE POWER OF EACH DREWABLE OBJECT.
JOB IS DONE IN BERLIN
I HAVE A NEW APPOINTMENT DOWN SOUTH
I WILL WORK ON THE BEACH EXPLORING AND RECORDING NEW INSTALLATIONS AND AUTOMATISMS
I MEET MANUEL MAQUEDAWHO IS DRAWING LANDSCAPES AND LITTLE ANIMALSWE GO SIX DAYS TO THE BEACH OF ZAHORATO ENJOY THE SUNSET
WIND ARRIVES - LOS VIENTOS DE LEVANTE -AND I DECIDE FINALLY VISIT THE AMAZING BEACH OF BOLONIA
WHERE I CLIMB THE GIGANTIC DUNE
AND COLLECT SAND IN THE BAGS
BACK IN MADRIDI MEET SOME ARTISTS
AND DISPLAY THE BLUE BAGS AS SCULPTURE AROUND THEMTHS SOCIAL CONCEPT IS NOW EXPANDING
I VISIT MARÍA ENRÍQUEZ AND WE HAVE DRINKS IN A VERY HOT CITY. WE GO TO EL RASTRO, WHERE WE BUY HATS AND MASKS.I MEET
AND
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WE VISIT AN EMPTY BUIDING IN THE CENTER OF MADRID
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I TRAVEL NORTH TO VISIT ANOTHER SEA AND WALK A FEW BEACHES
BACK IN MADRID
I TALK WITH MARISA CAMINOSABOUT THE COLUMN SERIES WITH PLATONIC VOLUMESTHAT SHE HAS WORKED THIS YEAR
SHE DRAWS A NEW SERIES
ON SUNDAY, AUGUST THE 31ST, I HAVE FRESH SPARKLING WATER
AND MOOTH TALKSAT PRADERA 93 WITH ARTIST POL PARRHESIA.
THIS YEAR SHE UPDATED HER URBAN MINIMAL ACTIONS
AT THE HEART OF THE CITY OF MADRID.
BOTH CLIPS ART THE KICK OFF IN A NEW CHROMATIC SERIES.
FRIDAYSEPTEMBER THE 5THEL INTRUSO GIVES A NEW CONCERTAS OPENING SEASON
**********BLUE BAGS FLY
TO CROATIA
SHOW WITH DANINO BOZIC
IN THE CITY OF POREC.
THE EXHIBITION IS
CURATED BY JERICA ZIHERL, HISTORIAN AND ART CRITIC.
WE GET A WARM WELCOME IN THE SPACE
BY DIRECTOR OF POREC OPEN UNIVERSITY
ALSO CULTURAL MANAGER IN POREC.
IN PARALEL TO THIS SHOW,
A NEW BRANCH OPENS IN THE UNSTABLE INSTALLATION
THE SAND FROM BOLONIA BEACH DUNE WENT DIRECTLY TO PULA,
60 KM SOUTH OF POREC,
AS PART OF THE LEMON KISS EXHIBITION,
LEMON KISS IS A SOLO NO SOLO SHOW, SHOWING 120 ADDS FROM THE ONLINE SERIES OF LAPIEZA, BOTH THE NUMBERED POSTERS FROM 10 EXHIBITIONS, AND A DENSE HORIZON OF TAG-COLLAGES (ALSO NAMED HIPERVÍNCULOS - MAPAS RELACIONALES. ALTOGETHER WITH 100 BRIGHT LEMONS, TWO MEAT CUTS FROM BASEL AND MADRID, STARRING THE SHOW.
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER THE 16TH PRESENTATION AND ACTIONS IN PULA.
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER THE 19TH PRESENTATION AND ACTIONS IN POREC.
DURING THE 5TH DAY OF CONVERSATIONS IN ZUCCATO,
WE GET THE VISIT OF ARTIST PAINTER MILJENKA SEPIC,
SHE BRINGS ONE OF HER FLOWER PAINTINGS TO THE INSTALLATION,
NOW ABSORBING ARTWORKS FROM ARTISITS.
MILJENKA WILL SOON JOIN LAPIEZA ART SERIES,
WITH HER MINIMAL TREES.
DURING 6TH DAY OF UNSTABLE-STABLE 50% CONVERSATION- INSTALLATION IN PALAZZO ZUCCATO IN POREC WE GET THE VISIT OF ARTIST SLAVICA MARINTHAT WALKS AROUND THE INSTALLATIONWITH HER SELF MADE JUNK DRESSESAS LIVING SCULPTURE.SlAVICA RUNS AN ART GALLERY IN UMAG, CROATIA.
I TAKE SOME SWIMS
IN THE NARROW BEACHES OF NOVIGRAD
AND WALK AROUND TOWN WITH FRANCISE ROHMER
DIRECTOR OF THE INTERNATIONAL MEETING OF ARTISTS IN PROVENCE
WHO CAME TO MAKE PLANNING FOR THE 10TH MEETING THAT WILL TBE HELD IN 2016 AGAIN IN TOURVES
WE VISIT THE EXHIBITION BY ARTIST VLASTA ZANIC
AT GALLERY RIGO http://galerija-rigo.hr/?w=izlozbe&g=21&id=171WHERE WE JUMP AS ART
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THE SHOWS IN POREC AND PULA ARE OVER.
LOTS OF WORK TO EDIT.
I PACK THE MINIMAL PIECES IN A BOX FULL OF IDEAS.
THE BOX TRAVELS TO FRANCE, WHERE IT WILL BE OPENED AGAIN IN 2016,
FOR THE 10TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE PROVENCE SYMPOSIA.
WE CELEBRATE THE DAYS WITH JOY, MY HOSTS HAVE DONE AN MAZING WORK, IM VERY GRATEFUL.
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I START A NEW JOURNEY, WHERE I PASS BY TRISTE,
IN MY WAY TO VALENCIA, AND THEN MADRID. SUMMER IS STILL ALIVE. I WALK AND ENJOY THE DAYS.
THE FRAME-CONTENT INSTALLATION WITH HIGH CULTURE TEXTS.
RE.VIEWING AND RE.READING 500 THEORY BOOKS.
IN THE WEEKEND I VISIT ESTAMPA ARTFAIR IN MATADERO,
CULTURE CENTER IN THE SOUTH OF MADRID,
INVITED BY ANAMUSMA. WE HAVE WORKED TOGETHER SEVERAL TIMES.
ANAMUSMA IS PRESENTING HER LATEST ARTWORK, A PIECE IN RELATION WITH HER MENSTRUAL PERIOD. THE INSTALLATION IS A WORK-IN-PROCESS, A GROWING INTALLATION, THAT CAMBINES DIFFERENT SIMBOLIC ACTIONS. AS STARTER, SHE EAT A BANANA, THE PLACES A POEM INSIDE THE SKIN, AND THEN STARTS A MUMMYFICATION. WHEN ITS DONE, THE BANANA IS PLACED INSIDE A FRAME, AN UPSIDE-DOWN CHAMPAGNE GLASS.
IS ALSO WORKING THIS YEAR IN ESTAMPA.
THEY ARE
IN THE OUTISDE OF THE ARTFAIR.
THEY BROUGHT THE PIECE THIS SUMMER FORM SAO PAULO, BRAZIL.
I VISIT POET AND CHINESE TRANSLATORPILAR GONZÁLEZ ESPAÑAIN HER ATELIER IN THE SOUTH OF MADRIDI ARRIVE WITH A BOTLLE OF RED WINE FROM NAVARRAAND A SMALL BOOK OF AN OLD XIX CENTYRY PHOTOGRAPHER AS PRESENT
SHE COOKS GREAT FISH WITH PUMPKINSHE TALKS A LOT ABOUT HER NEW PROJECTSLOTS OF OPEN IDEAS
WE FOCUS ON THE ONLINE DOCUMENTARY THAT WE WILL SHOOT IN CHINA IN 2015ABOUT HER NEW RESEARCH-BOOKI HAVE SOME NEEW MEETINGSWITH PLANCTONAT ESPACIO NARANJOWHERE I MEETELEMNT
I FLY TO NORWAYAND WORK WITH PAULA LLOVERASON THE NEW GALAXY EXHIBITIONS FOR LAPIEZAPART OF THE FROZEN HEAT SATELLITES LAUNCHED LAST YEAR
IM ALSOGLADTO BE GUEST CRITIC AT NTNU
END OF DECEMBER
I FLY BACK TO MADRID WHERE I MEET SOME ARTSITS
AND START ANOTHER SCULPTURE WITH A GREEN NET
HOWEVER,
BLUE BAGS ARE STILL ACTIVE SICE I ALWAYS CARRY THEM WITH ME.
I USE THEM DAILY TO CARRY AROUND OBJECTS, TO DO MY SHOPPING,
PLACE THEM AS TEMPORARY SCULPTURE ON DIFEERENT SCENARIOS,
AND HAVE THEM AROUND NEW BODIES.
IN JANUARY
2015
AFTER PASSING BY COSTA IBÉRICA
I FLY TO NORWAY AGAIN
TO WORK
IN THE NEW STUDIO
SO
I FLY BACK
TO COSTA IBÉRICA
BENIDORM IS A VERY DENSE BEACH
I TAKE A ROOM IN FLOOR 17
WITH VIEWS
I USE NIGHT STILLS OF THE BEACH TO EDIT
THE FLYER FOR
THE
BUTTER FACTORYNEW ONLINE ARTSHOW BY LAPIEZA -IN FEBRUARY I FLY TO ROTTERDAMWHERE I MEET THE GREATEST SHIFT ARCHITECTS OF ALLOANA AND HARM HARM AND OANA AND JULIA OF COURSE, THEIR BABY DAUGHTERWE HAVE LAUGHS AND TALKS AND WALKS AND DRINKSWE ENJOY SUNDAY AT MONSTER BEACH
AFTER SOME DAYS OF FATASTIC WALKS AND SOME SERIOUS AFTERNOON STRETCHINGS IN ROTTERDAM
I FLY TO LONDON
POPLAR EAST
GETTING HIS NEW SHOW OF CUTOUTS READY FOR THE END OF APRIL
I WALK AROUD OLD STREET, SHOREDITCH AND BARBICAN
VISIT GALLERIES AND MUSEUMS
AND WE GO TO SERPENTINE GALLERY
GREAT SHOW INDEED
WE MOVE TO ICA
TO HAVE SOME COFEE AND ENJOY THE ONGOING PERFORMANCE
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SATURDAY
APRIL THE 5H
BLUE BAGS MEET BLUE BAGS
AT
AFTER VISITING MOST OF POPLAR´S ARCHITECTURAL LANDSCAPES
I ORGANICE A NEW PHOTOHOOT WITH PAUL DOEMAN
TO INCORPORATE THE BRUTALIST ARCHITECTURE
IN THE ANIMATE OBJECTS CONTEXT
WE ALSO VISIT THE FISH MARKET AT 6M
IN THE ISLE OF DOGS
THE SERIES ARE A PREVIOUS ONLINE SHOW
BEFORE THE INSTALLATION AT 5TH BASE
LOTS OF CONTEXT WORK
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I KEEP ON RECORDING
THE EAST PART OF LONDON
AS PART OF THE MEMORY-CONTEXT VIDEOART
FOR MY LATEST EXHIBITON
TAXIDERMY / THE CITY IS AN ANIMAL
A NEW EXTENSION
OF PREVIOUS WORKS IN BIG CITIES
I MEET JAPANESE ARTIST GORO SHIMANO AGAIN
TO WALK AROUND DALSTON AND UPDATE
THE PORTRAIT SERIES
THE DAY IS BRIGHT
SATURDAY APRIL THE 11TH
WE VISIT DAVE BULL IN WEST LONDON
DESIGNER AND ARTIST
DAVE
HAS BUILT A FORMIDABLE INTERIOR PIECE IN HIS HOUSE
OBJECTS COLLECTED IN 50 YEARS
THE GRAPHICS AND THE OBJECTS COMBINE
IN DELICATE BALANCE IN EVERY WALL
AS A
MEMORY POP MINIMALIST CONTINUOUS INSTALLATION
WE EAT HAM AND CHEESE
HAVE GOOD WINE AND COFFE
WHILE
DAVE EATS JUST A SMALL SLICE OF PIZZA
AND RECALLS FANTASTIC STORIES OF THE EARLY 60´S IN MANCHESTER
WHEN BOB DYLAN CARRIED LIONS IN THE BACK OF THE CAR
THE CAT JUPMS AROUND
WHILE WE DRINK WINE AND CELEBRATE FRIENDSHIP
WHILE HELICOPTERS FLY ON THE ANNUAL ROWING RACE IN THE RIVER
PLANES COME DOWN EVERY MINUTE
BILL LIGHTS THE FIRE
IN PARALLEL, DURING
LAST WEEK OF APRIL
I CURATE
THE DIARY OF OBJECT DRAWINGS EXHIBITION
AT BRICK LANE
BY PAUL DOEMAN
AND AFTER
I HAVE SHOW MY LATEST UNSTABLE INSTALLATIONTAXIDERMY / THE CITY IS AN ANIMAL - EAST LONDON 2015
WITH THE CUTS HUNTED DURING THE LAST 6 WEEKS
THE URBAN VIDEOART AND THE OBJECT SPREADS
THE EAST PART OF LONDON IS ALIVE 24 H
LOVE TO COME BACK LATE AT NIGHT
THE LATEST UPDATE
OF THE RELATIONALSART SERIES
ITS ALREADY MAY SO I PACK MY THINGS
HAVE NICE GOODBYES
AND FLY TO MADRID TO PREPARE MY NEXT TRIPS AND WORKS
UPON ARRIVAL I MEET MY FATHER
HE LOOKS GREAT
I TAKE SOME NEW SHIRTS
AND WALK AROUND
THE NEIGHBOURHOOD WITH MARÍA
IT IS ONE YEAR STODAY, SINCE WE BURNED SOME ARTWOKS AS ART AT JACALITO, AS CLOSING ACTION FOR THE PLANCTON PROJECT
WE HAVE DINNER
AT THE HOUSE OF JAVIER PÉREZ ARANDA AND HARIS
JAVIER IS PREPARING HIS NEW IDEA FOR CRUCE SHOWROOM
AND SOME FRESH CONCEPTS COME UP IN THE CONVERSATION
SINQUENZA IS ALSO AROUND, HE IS ON HIS WAY TO GREECE
AFTER SOME WEEKS WALKING THE PERIPHERY OF CUENCA
LEARNING ABOUT SEEDS, PLANTS AND FLOWERS.
WE EAT ORGANIC PRODUCTS FROM CUENCA AND DRINK SOME TEKILA.
SINQUENZA SHOWS HIS LATEST ARWORKS
PACKED IN HIS LIGHT BAGS.
THE LIGHTNESS OF SHOWS NOWADAYS IS A MUST
I MEET JONAY PMATOS
IN A MARKET AT EIGHT
I LOVE MARKETS, AND ONE OF MY FAVS IN MADRID
IS MOSTENSES, IN THE BACK STREETS OF GRAN VIA.
VIA HAVE SOME DRINKS AND UPDATE EACH OTHER
ABOUT LONDON, GALLERIES, VIDEO AND NEW STUDIOS
AN OLD CHINES MAN
SITS BY ME IN ONE OF THE BARS WHILE I WRITE MY DAILY NOTES
HE TOUCHES MY HAIRY ARMS AND WRITES ON THE PAPER
HE SPEAKS NOT A WORD OF SPANISH
WE SMILE AT EACH OTHER
I WILL NEED TO USE A TRANSLATOR
ON THURSDAYTALKS ARE WITH ANA MATEYWE DISCUSS ABOUT THE SALLARY THAT THE ARTISTS MUST HAVE BY LAW
AND
WE PREPARE A NEW CONCEPT FOR A PRIVATE LIVE PERFORMANCE.
ANA WILL WORK SOON IN MAROCCO
AND
HOLD HER ANNUAL COLLECTIVE PERFORMANCE DAY AT HER
RESIDENCY OUTSIDE MADRID
VERY SOON
I BRING HER TO PALENTINO, YET ANOTHER CLASSIC SCENARIO
ON FRIDAY
EL INTRUSO CELEBRATES SESSION 315
AND JUAN CALVI WILL BE PART OF THE SESSION AGAIN
GRAT SOUNDS DURING 2H
AND AFTERWARDS
WE ENJOY GREAT TALKS ABOUT THE CURRENT FORM OF THE ONGOING SOUNDSCAPES
AND THE NEED TO DEFINE AND GENERATE CLEVER SEMANTICS AND TAGS TO DEFINE CERTAIN MOMENTS, STYLES, SITUATIONS AND FEELINGS
INVOLVED IN THE PRODUCTION OF THE WHOLE SERIES BY EL INTRUSO
I MEET REGINA FIZ
TO PREPARE THE NEW QUEER PERFORMANCES
IN BARCELONA
MY COUSIN MERCEDES COMES FROM COSTA RICA
LOVE TO SEE HER AGAIN
I VISIT THE STUDIO OF TOÑO CAMUÑAS
THAT JUST PASSED BY MADRID AFTER HIS EXHIBITIONS IN OAXACA MEXICO
I PICTURE HIS NEW ARTWORKS
AND ENJOY HIS NEW BOOK
I TAKE THE FAST TRAIN TO BARCELONA
IT RAINS
IT RAINS
I LOVE THE RAIN
FINALLY SOME FRESHNESS
AFTER THE INTENSE HEAT IN MADRID
IT FELT LIKE JULY
AND RE-ACTIVATE THE TAXIDERMY PIECE
THAT WILL BE SHOWN SOON IN FRANCE
THE CENTER IS FULL OF ELEGANT SHOPS
AND I WALK TOWARDS THE BEACH
FOR MY DAILY SWIM
BEFORE THE 5H PERFORMANCES WITH REGINA FIZ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cg0Qo1URgL4
AUTOMATIC MODELS HAPPEN SOMETIMES
MIRALLES GETS SCALED-------------------------------------------------
I STILL REMEBER THAT DAY WHEN WE JUMPED THE FENCE WITH PABLO REY
AT THE CEMETERY OF IGUALADA
WHIILE MAKING THE CLIPS FOR THE CONGRESS OF ARCHITECTS IN 2009
GREEN HAT
PURPLE PANTS
WHITE SHIRT
LAST DAY
CELESTE MAKES A VISIT
I AM GLAD MANUELA WON THE LOCAL ELECTIONS IN MADRID
FRESH AIR MOVES AGAIN IN SPANISH POLITICS
I FLY TO MARSEILLE WITH LITTLE LUGGAGE
AS I WILL WORK IN PROVENCE AGAIN SOME DAYS I WALK INTENSIVELY AS ART DURING TWO WEEKS
MOSTLY IN THE FIELDS
WHEN THE SUN IS COMING DOWN
PROVENCE AS CANVAS
AIX EN PROVENCE
THE BAGS CARRY SOME SURPRISES
HAS A LOOK
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IRANIAN ARTIST ANELIE VAKILI
EJOYS AFTERNOON TALKS AT TOURVES
WE HAVE A SHORT WALK AND GET LOST
BAGS MEET THE PINK URBAN JEWELS
MICRO WEAR SCULPTURES
THAT SHOW FOR SOME TIME IN MY HANDS
VERNISAGGE AT SIX FOURS LES PLAGES
UNSTABLE INSTALLATION SERIES
VIDEOART
WITH BAGS AS COLOR SATELLITES
PROVENCE WALK AS ART SERIES
ON THE RIGHT
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ON THE LEFT
BLUE BAG BLACK SHIRT PINK DOT JEWEL AND GREY LIGHT NET
THE LIGHT IS GREAT AT SUNSET
GETS POWER
RUDI BENETIK
THE EXIBITION AT SIX FOURS
SHOW THE VIDEOSERIES
TOGETHER WITH THE YELLOW AND THE BAGS
THE CLOTHES
NEW SWIMS IN THE ROCKS
NEXT TO THE ISLAND
I FLY TO MADRID
TO MEET THE BIG HEAT AGAIN
JUNE HAS JUST BEGUN
ANDRÉS MONTES WORK LATE NIGHTS AT NARANJO
AND MARÍA OPENS A SHOW IN MALASAÑA
THE BOOKFAIR IS SWEET IN THE MIDDAY
AND
MY FATHER
CELEBRATES WITH CHAMPAGNE HIS NEW STATUS
A FULL HEART BURST
I POP IN THE SESSION #322 BY EL INTRUSO
12.06.15 SIEMPRE CON MEJORAS
POLIESTRUCURA Y ORGANICIDAD
I MOVE TO PRAGUE
FOR THE PERFORMANCE QUADRENNIAL
WHERE BOTH BLUE AND YELLOW BAGS
WILL BE PART OF THE ONGOING UNSTABLE SERIES
AS SITUATIONAL FIXERS
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NARRATIVE HERE
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BLUE IS A SECONDARY ELEMENT
AND YELLOW TAKES OVER
HOWEVER
ITS IS DESIRABLE TO EXTEND THE LENGHT OF SOCIAL INSTALLATION
IN EVERY NEW CONTEXT
I WALK AS USUAL TO MEET THE POETRYIN THE CITYAND FIND SOME BRUTALISM AND BEAUTY
BERLIN BASED CURATOR ARÍSTIDES SANTANA
IS AROUND THE MEET FACTORY WHERE KITCHEN DIALOGUES
RUN THE B+B AS ART
HE IS PREPARING A NEW SHOW IN CANARY ISLAND
WITH GOOD FRIEND ARTIST JONAY PMATOS
ALREADY PART OF THE BLUE BAGS
I MEET NINTO IN A PARTY AND HE JOINS THE TRIP TO LITTLE HANOIHE IS A SCIENTIST AND ARTIST TOURING AND LECTURING IN PRAGUEHE ALSO COMES AROUND TO HAVE DINNER AT KITCHEN DIALOGUESWITH HIS SUPER LIGHT STRIPED MINI BAG
OSCAR AND MARTINKA
AT THE CLOSING ONE OF THEIR LATEST EXHIBITION
IN AN OLD STYLE CANTINE-RESTAURANT
KITHCEN DIALOGUES
AT THE
KO-HI-NOOR FACTORY
MORE WALKS
ON THE MOVE TO THE BEACH
AGAIN
JULY HAS STARTED
I SWAM
AND TOUCHED ALL MY PLANTS AT THE GREEN GARDENS
NOW
IM ON THE WAY BACK TO MADRID
MY ASPHALT
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