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Floors Installation 'Isatis Tinctoria' (Azores)

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Monte Palace was a 5 star hotel in Sete Cidades (São Miguel, Azores Islands) that open only for one year. It was a foreign investment that didn't succeed and was unable to pay the suppliers. Soon after the closing became empty and now there's only the skeleton left. These days it is a monument in the island against especulation and disproportion.

Walk & Talk Açores invited me to work in the space with the help of Minuskula (@minuskula) ,  @mariasofiameirelles and @veroniquebellexioure .

Cat / Monte Palace era un hotel de 5 estrelles a Sete Cidades (São Miguel, Azores) que va obrir només per un any. Va ser una inversió extrangera que no va funcionar i no va poder pagar als seus proveidors. Despres de tancar es va anar buidant i ara només hi ha l'esquelet. Avui en dia, per la illa, és un monument en contra de l'especulació i la desproporció.

Photo by António Carvalho e Cunha

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Photos by Sara Pinheiro
‘Isatis Tinctoria’. In Azores Islands (Portugal), at the end of the 15th century this plant was introduced to extract woad. For 200 years Azores Islands were one of the greatest exporters of this product for the textile industry. Isatis Tinctoria was grown on more than 30% of São Miguel island. Finally they were forced to end this business for economic pressures. Cheap imports from other countries and heavy taxes imposed by Lisbon killed the Azorean pastel trade. 
In the skeleton of the former Monte Palace hotel now rests the last Isatis Tinctoria field in São Miguel.

Cat / ‘Isatis Tinctoria’. A les Illes Azores (Portugal), a finals del segle 15 aquesta planta va ser introduida per extreure glast. Durant 200 anys les illes Azores van ser uns dels majors exportadors d’aquest producte com a tintòria per la industria textil. La Isatis Tinctoria es va arribar a conrrear en més del 30% de la illa de São Miguel. Finalment es va acabar el negoci per presions económiques. Importacions més barates desde altres paísos i uns grans impostos desde Lisboa van ofegar i acabar matant el comerç de glast de les Açores.
A l’esquelet del antic Hotel Monte Palace ara hi resta l’últim camp d’Isatis Tinctoria de São Miguel.


    
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Floors Installation 'Isatis Tinctoria' (Azores)
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