‘I have just had my first visit to Cortijada Los Gázquez, an arts project situated in the Sierra María-Los Vélez Natural Park in the province of Almería, Andalucía, Spain. It is run by Simon and Donna Beckman, who have succeeded in renovating an abandoned traditional farmhouse, making it completely off the grid, using solar and wind power. A major part of the plans for Los Gázquez includes investigating, and hopefully reinstating, the old water catchment system on the farm, as a part of  ‘Sistemas Efímeros’ – a collaborative project that brings together the expertise of disciplines such as landscape historians, geologists, botanists through artist-lead works that will augment the perception of the natural value of arid landscapes…’

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