From October 3rd to 5th, the city of Tortosa is going to welcome A Cel Obert again!
A Cel Obert chooses a theme for each of its editions with the aim of creating a common thread that generates conceptual relationships and works as a link between the different ephemeral interventions. For this reason, the jury will assess, among other aspects, the adequacy of the participants vis-à-vis the proposed theme as well as the originality and quality of their interpretation of the concept whether understood in a literal or metaphorical way.
DREAMS
The theme of the twelfth edition of the A Cel Obert festival, corresponding to the year 2025, is: Dreams.
Dreams are those invisible threads that connect our inner world with reality, transforming our existence to make it clearer.
Seeing reality or keeping our feet on the ground, improving as individuals, overcoming doubts, and daring to make intangible ideas a reality…
The interpretation of dreams has multiple perspectives: from the oneiric dreams of Greek thought, to the analytical psychology that sees dreams as manifestations of the unconscious and the fulfillment of desires, to the representation of emotional stimuli that are repressed during the day or the physical stimuli that act upon us.
Finally, we must also consider the meaning and significance of dreams in cultural and popular beliefs, where they are seen as enigmatic narratives, shaped by a process that leads to a highly diffuse interpretation of their meaning.
1 [C] A series of events or images that happen in your mind when you are sleeping.
2 [C] Something that you want to happen very much but that is not very likely.
CAMBRIDGE DICTIONARY, Cambridge University Press [online version] [Accessed 08 Mar. 2025]. https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/
EDITION 2025
A CEL COBERT
INSTALLATIONS 2025
SPACES 2025
PRACTICAL INFORMATION
CALL FOR ENTRIES 2025
THE FESTIVAL
JUDGES
Once again, A Cel Obert will have a first-class panel of judges made up of well-known professionals from the world of architecture, plastic arts and design. Based on the theme chosen for this edition, dreams, the judges will assess, among other relevant aspects, the participants’ adaptation to the proposed theme and their originality and quality in capturing the concept in their ephemeral interventions, whether this is understood literally or metaphorically.
Enric Roig
Architect, secretary, and culture representative of the COAC Ebre
Architect from the Barcelona School of Architecture. He combines his work as an independent architect with his role in Public Administration, where he has served, among other positions, as coordinator of the Smart City project in Tortosa.
He has been a councilor for Culture, Heritage, Urban Planning, and Fairs, as well as for Tortosa Capital of Catalan Culture. Currently, he remains active in the cultural field as a member of various entities in Tortosa. He also serves as secretary and cultural representative of the COAC Ebre and is a member of associations of senior architects, expert witnesses, and urban planners. Additionally, he is part of the COAC Jury Pool, which has allowed him to participate as a jury member in various competitions and as a curator of architectural exhibitions.
Lorenzo Kárász
Architect, architecture communicator, and director of Guiding Architects Barcelona, representative of ARQUIN-FAD
Architect and architecture communicator specializing in contemporary architectural culture in Barcelona. He graduated from the Technical University of Vienna and the Barcelona School of Architecture. He has worked on projects in rehabilitation, urban planning, landscaping, and exhibition curation in Austria and Spain, collaborating with architecture studios in both countries.
Since 2013, he has been the director of GA Barcelona (a member of the international Guiding Architects network, present in more than 40 cities worldwide). He leads a team of architects that organizes architectural tours, study trips, events, and conferences in Barcelona and across Catalonia. He teaches architecture at various academic institutions and is a board member of ARQUIN-FAD and Guiding Architects.
Maria Bernad
Art director, designer and co-founder of the A Cel Obert festival
Designer, diploma in Graphic and Interior Design from EAD Llotja and Superior Technician in Plastic Arts and Design in Projects and Works Management of Decoration from ESARDI. She is part of the organization of the festival A Cel Obert since its inception and, in parallel, works as an art director at the impact agency Anthesis, a company specializing in the field of sustainability.
She is the co-author of several ephemeral works and has won the Silver Emporia award in this field, at the 2018 National Awards for Ephemeral Architecture.