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The Breakfast Club: Menorca documentary

In May, Santa Gaïa Pilens returned from a luminous trip to Menorca, where she unveiled her latest series, Menorca Heritage, at Tabouret Gallery. The series - four tactile works exploring the island’s layered history through horses, talayots, navetas, folk tales, and giants - is filtered through her signature symbolic and textured language.

Menorca moves at its own rhythm. Its quiet energy, Mediterranean light, and textured landscapes invite reflection rather than rush. For Santa Gaïa, the island was more than a backdrop for new work - it became a space for ideas to surface naturally, step by step. From serene beaches to bustling local cafés, the trip unfolded as an intimate exploration of rhythm, craft, and cultural memory - a place where art and life exist side by side.

This conversation is part of The Breakfast Club — Santa Gaïa Pilens’ ongoing exploration of her creative world. It’s a kind of living documentary, tracing how her ideas move through time, from past to present, and whatever comes next. Each chapter feels like a small pause: a moment to look, to read, to keep. A cup of inspiration poured slowly, and this time, a glimpse of Menorca through her eyes.

We caught up with Santa Gaïa to talk about the island, her newest works, and the philosophy that shapes her creative practice.

You spent a few days in Menorca in May. Can you share a moment when the island revealed itself to you - its light, its textures, its rhythm?

I am drawn to remote landscapes and early mornings, where there is no human distraction or influence. Where wind actually has a sound and one lives between the silence. It’s very poetic. It is when I usually come up with dreamlike visions. Here, inspiration is less about what’s present and more about what is intentionally left out.

Menorca Heritage draws on horses, talayots, navetas, folk tales, and giants. How did the island’s history and stories guide your hands and your imagination?

My work is grounded in research—an archive of reflections, drawing from the past and folding those echoes into the present. A century-old folk tale becomes my palette, proof that myth and meaning still resonate across eras. The vantage point may have shifted, but the underlying frequency remains contemporary, persistent. Each narrative is an invitation to look beyond the obvious, to peel back layers and go deeper. The method is curation: exploring origins, remixing perspectives, and crafting relevance from history’s raw materials. It’s about activating the old, translating its spirit into a language that speaks to now.

Were there particular landscapes, streets, or something else from the island life that became collaborators in your creative process?

Lithica, a former sandstone quarry is more than a backdrop, it’s a collaborator. Stepping into that vastness, the air itself felt curated, every breath a dialogue between past and future. I found myself sharing with the team not just the vision, but the “why” behind our next project. The raw geometry of the place calls for a response, for surfaces that push back. In my mind, murals inhabit the space and they aren’t static, they animate, react, become sentient forms in dialogue with their context. Murals in motion, sculptures alive—a site becomes a “living canvas.” What once was carved from the earth transforms into a new type of storytelling, remixing history with movement and intention. Here, the expression isn’t just displayed. It’s activated.

You often speak of poc a poc - taking things slowly. How did this philosophy play out during your trip and in shaping these works?

It’s about going with the flow—riding the wave and knowing when to slow down or reach the peaks. It’s a gut feeling, a natural rhythm that guides me. Long-term plans tend to block the joy of discovery, so I resist them. I am a true adventurer: eyes wide open, attentive to every detail, listening and watching closely. That openness always leads me forward to the next destination. When seen together, the Menorca Heritage works don’t just stand alone - they speak to each other, creating a dialogue across time and space and between each other.

How do textures, materials, and tactile details help you translate cultural memory into a visual language?

At my home base, there’s a table of inspiration—three meters long and densely layered with curiosities, found objects, books, printouts. Anything that sparks something inside me finds a place there. Pieces of cloth, fragments of nature, candles. All these elements create a tactile environment that anchors me to each project. It’s not about the objects themselves but the energy they carry, the way they keep the creative current flowing. This table is less a collection and more a charged atmosphere, a site where ideas take root and evolve.

Menorca seems to blur art and everyday life. How did the rhythms of cafés, beaches, or local craft influence you and maybe even your upcoming artworks?

Visiting Hauser & Wirth was a moment out of time, a highlight that suspended the usual rhythms. The way people move through the space is intuitive, effortlessly connected—no wrong turns, only seamless transitions. One path leads naturally to the next, a work of art unfolding into an extraordinary view, a conversation inviting a long lunch, a lunch evolving into dinner. This is an ideal ecosystem for art, where you don’t just see it, you live with it. That’s how I envision my own work: never confrontational, never loud. Instead, it resides quietly in the background—present, influential, shaping experience without demanding attention.

If someone could experience Menorca through your eyes, what would you hope they notice beyond the obvious landscapes?

It’s a beautiful vibe all around. What stays with me most is the people—a remarkable community united by an aesthetic vision rooted deeply in art, craft, and nature. There’s a genuine connection that transcends trends, a shared language built on respect for creative process and the natural world. This kind of synergy fuels everything, making the space alive with purpose and meaning.

How do trips like this feed into your broader creative vision - your past, present, and future work?

Travel is essential to my artistic practice. It is more than a movement, it’s research in motion. Every journey carries a documentary purpose: I gather images, moments captured to revisit and reimagine later. What seems insignificant in the moment often surfaces as a key element in future work. Like these giants—silent, enduring—they continue their walk into my next series, transformed through a dreamlike lens. Travel keeps the dialogue open between experience and creation, fueling the evolution of ideas.

If someone visits Menorca, what would you want them to notice beyond the obvious tourist highlights?

I’d suggest the art galleries and stunning traditional spaces transformed into hotels. They resonate deeply with their surroundings, blending organically among the earthy tones and textures. This seamless integration creates a dialogue between architecture, art, and landscape—a quiet yet powerful presence that honors place and history. Menorca Experimental, a boutique hotel and spa nestled within a beautifully reimagined 19th-century finca, perfectly embodies this spirit. Whether staying overnight or simply stopping for a drink, guests are immersed in a setting where design and nature coexist in serene balance.

If you could take one Menorca insight back to your studio, what would it be?

At the very front stands Chillida’s sculpture, set in an open space that opens onto the sea. It’s not just an object but a presence. Living with art, where nature and form converse silently yet powerfully.

What’s the one unexpected detail about Menorca that left a mark on you, artistically or personally?

The island, no matter its size, shifts its ambience as you move through it—like a chameleon adapting its colors. Each turn reveals a new face, a different mood, an ever-evolving dialogue between place and perception.