Àmfora & Simbiosis

Rose Madone x Can Silvestre

"Àmfora & Simbiosis" is a unique one-week intervention designed for artists to regenerate, slow down, and reconnect with themselves. It is an invitation to simply be and rediscover their essence under a completely different context of life.

PROGRAM & ACTIVITIES

Creative Explorations

  • Daily Guided Practice: Each participant will have a few hours every day dedicated to focusing on their own creative practice, fully backed by the close guidance, mentorship, and support of Rose Madone.

  • Scrapbooking & Collage Workshop: A collaborative session using images, books, and magazines to explore symbolic expression and remove the barriers of artistic competition.

  • Abstract Painting Session: Translating the local landscape into form, color, and texture using intuitive composition techniques.

  • Automatic Writing: A personal, non-shared technique to clear the mind, unearth hidden emotions, and transition insights from the subconscious to conscious awareness.

  • Large-Scale Final Project: A collaborative project synthesizing varied application techniques, organic materials, and found elements into a single large-format installation.

Community & Well-being

  • Daily Rituals: Morning meditation, nervous system relaxation, and tapping to lower stress.

  • Physical Alignment: Daily movement, including yoga and mindful nature walks.

  • Nurturing Together: Shared cooking experiences and grounding activities in the vegetable garden and with the animals.

  • Connection: Intimate opening and closing ceremonies to bookend the journey.

PRACTICAL INFORMATION

Pricing & Format

  • Dates: 28 September - 04 October, 2026

  • Rate: €650 per artist.

  • What’s Included: This all-inclusive rate covers shared occupancy accommodation, full studio access, and all daily meals from Monday to Friday. Rooms are fully equipped with bed linen, and bathrooms include basic toiletries.

What You Should Bring

  • Your Own Creative Materials: Please bring the specific tools and mediums you need for your daily individual practice. Since we will be sharing the studio spaces and a week passes quickly, we kindly advise keeping your formats manageable. Each participant is fully responsible for their own materials and production. Feel free to also bring unique items or objects you might want to experiment with or integrate into the final project.

  • A Personal Notebook: Crucial for our daily routine, automatic writing exercises, and starting a daily habit of clearing the mind through journaling.

  • Collage Inspiration: For our collective workshops, please bring images, printed materials, old books, or magazines you love and are excited to cut up and share.

  • Yoga Mat: Please bring your own personal yoga mat to ensure you can fully participate comfortably in our daily movement and well-being sessions.

What We Provide

  • The Final Collective Project: Rose will provide a massive cotton canvas and selection of acrylic paints to create our final communal piece together.

  • Collage Materials: We will supply background papers, glues, and cutting tools (scissors) for the group workshops.

  • The Well-being Zone: To keep our space grounded and peaceful, we will provide a cozy environment stocked with herbal teas, incense, and oracle card decks.

Menu Philosophy

  • The Diet: We provide a complete, nourishing ovo-lacto-vegetarian diet focused on locally sourced ingredients.

  • Special Dietary Needs: While we cater to general wellness, participants with highly specific medical or restrictive dietary needs are warmly encouraged to bring along personal supplements to ensure they are fully supported.

Arrival & Travel

  • Responsibility: Travel to Can Silvestre is managed independently by each participant.

  • Check-in: Starts at 3 PM on Monday.

  • Best Route: The most direct route from Barcelona is the R11 train line, stopping at Sils Station, and then taking a taxi.

Reservations

Spaces for this immersive week with Rose Madone are limited to ensure an intimate group dynamic. Secure your spot to join us for a week of rest, connection, and raw creativity.

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Rose Madone

(1993, North of France) is a multidisciplinary artist working with painting, ceramics, photography, and video. Now based in Barcelona, where her artistic voice took form in 2017, she uses creativity as a way to channel and analyze emotion. Her work explores everyday life, natural cycles, and personal evolution through flowing gestures, earthy textures, and a minimal organic palette. Guided by a search for balance and introspection, her practice invites a visual dialogue between her inner world and the viewer.