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A bit about marble and us

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Marble is everywhere near the Centre of Foundation OBRAS. Many artists fall in love with marble. Some with the material itself (which is of excellent quality and available for free). Others are inspired by the marble quarries: its industrial activity, its impact on the landscape or just its unique appearance.
Of the 400 quarries 350 are abandoned, sometimes already for 50 years. Nature gradually takes over the man made structure, sometimes resulting in a mysterious paradise.

Foundation OBRAS hosts and supports artists who make use of marble or quarries. We can bring you in contact with institutions and persons working in marble.
  
 
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For an introduction on the marble projects of residents in the past years:  click here.

For more details on projects in specific art disciplines check the next pages:
visual arts,
photography,
performing arts.

Some years ago we developed a proposal for a
thematic park on marble. It was chosen as one of the best, but proved to be too ambitious. We still hope that in the future it will be realised.   

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  • home
  • Obras Portugal
    • apartments and studios
    • info and rates 2023 OBRAS Portugal
    • Application OBRAS Portugal
    • Residents and projects (2004-2022) >
      • residents 2022
      • residents 2021
      • residents 2020
      • residents 2019
      • residents 2018
      • residents 2017
      • residents 2016
      • residents 2015
      • residents 2014
      • The Mirror Between Us (Wiggins&Branco)
      • Ingrid Simons 2010-2020
      • co-operations with Luis Branco
      • Antonio Tavares
      • residents 2012, 2013
      • residents 2004-2011
      • selected highlights >
        • Sandra Trujillo
        • Erika Dahlen
        • Barinamo
        • Jonathan Roson
        • Dasha Sitnikova
        • Scott Sherk and Pat Badt
    • Events; running, upcoming and past
    • marble related projects >
      • introduction
      • sculpting in marble
      • photo projects
      • performing in quarries
    • More information >
      • OBRAS: goals, Codes of Conduct, board
      • Local climate
      • History of the house
      • Nature around the house
      • man-made traces in nature (50 -5000 yrs)
      • megalithic monuments
    • How do I get to OBRAS Portugal?
  • Obras Holland
    • Info and rates 2023 - OBRAS Holland
    • application OBRAS Holland
    • residents OBRAS Holland
    • nature around OBRAS Holland
    • How do I get to OBRAS Holland?
  • Newsletter
  • Contact