The César Manrique Foundation (FCM) will hold this Friday, June 14, in the José Saramago room of La Plazuela in Arrecife, the round table entitled "Projects with César. That's how we worked", in which several technical collaborators with whom the artist shared various projects throughout his life will participate.
Thus, around the round table, which will begin at 7:00 p.m., Juan Alfredo Amigó (engineer), José Luis Olcina (engineer) and Esteban Armas (surveyor) will meet. This activity, which is part of the centenary of the birth of César Manrique that the institution that bears his name will celebrate until April 24, 2020, will be moderated by the director of La Voz de Lanzarote, Isabel Lusarreta, and also by journalist Jaime Puig.
The speakers participating in the round table will focus primarily on sharing their work experiences alongside César Manrique in the public works he developed. Thus, according to the FCM, they will discuss aspects such as the genesis of intervention ideas, the relationship the artist maintained with the project, the work dynamics with the teams that executed the commissions, the materials used, the role played by Manrique on site, contacts with administrations, or the value he gave to vegetation and local elements.
This round table opens the cycle 'César Manrique. Shared Memory' in which, throughout the year, three other tables are planned in which other facets related to the artistic production, commitment and personality of César Manrique will be addressed from complementary perspectives.
Biography of the speakers
Juan Alfredo Amigó is a civil engineer, canals and ports, linked from 1969 to 2004 to the Technical Office of the Municipal Water Company of Santa Cruz de Tenerife. Together with César Manrique, he designed and directed several works such as the swimming pools of Lago de Martiánez, Playa Jardín or the land reclaimed from the sea for the Maritime Park of Santa Cruz and Ceuta.
For his part, José Luis Olcina is a civil engineer, canals and ports, linked between 1984 and 1993 to the Ministry of Public Works of the Government of the Canary Islands. He maintained a close collaboration with César Manrique for 25 years. Together with him, he carried out projects such as the swimming pools of Lago de Martiánez, the renovation of the Fishing Pier, Playa Jardín or the land reclaimed from the sea for the Maritime Park of Santa Cruz and Ceuta.
As for Esteban Armas, he is a technical architect, linked to the technical office of the Cabildo de Lanzarote since 1978, when he began his collaboration with César Manrique, carrying out different interventions in practically all the Tourist Centers: closing of the Auditorium of Jameos del Agua, expansion of the bathrooms in Montañas del Fuego or the complete construction of the Cactus Garden.
