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OPEN BILBAO CALL<\/a><\/h5>\n

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“This experience acts as a true springboard: it affirms, encourages, and opens up unexpected perspectives.”<\/h1>\n

LAURENCE MALHERBE<\/a><\/p>\n

French artist Laurence Malherbe describes her time at OPEN Portfolio as an experience that goes far beyond simply presenting work, becoming a rare human journey from which one returns transformed.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe OPEN Portfolio logo, that open padlock, expresses it perfectly. Doors open: to new encounters, to future collaborations, and to a deeper engagement with your own practice.\u201d<\/em><\/span><\/h4>\n
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LAURENCE MALHERBE<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text][\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row content_placement=”middle” css=”.vc_custom_1752140000003{padding-top: 60px !important;padding-bottom: 60px !important;}”][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_tta_pageable][vc_tta_section title=”Secci\u00f3n 1″ tab_id=”1752140001001-1234abcd-5678efgh”][vc_single_image image=”20591″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” css=””][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Secci\u00f3n 2″ tab_id=”1752140001002-2345bcde-6789fghi”][vc_single_image image=”20585″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” css=””][\/vc_tta_section][\/vc_tta_pageable][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1774517155157{padding-right: 25px !important;}”]She highlights the quality of the encounters as one of the most striking aspects, emphasizing the opportunity to connect with artists from different backgrounds and cultures, all brought together by a shared commitment to printmaking. In this context, she explains that \u201cbeing alongside the work of the other selected artists, so diverse in both techniques and artistic worlds, is as nourishing as it is stimulating,\u201d adding that these exchanges not only broaden perspectives but also foster meaningful connections: \u201cthe exchanges broaden your perspective and meaningful connections are made, professional and sometimes personal.\u201d As a result, she concludes that \u201cyou leave with your energy multiplied.\u201d<\/p>\n

Malherbe also underscores the importance of the setting in which the event takes place, from the exhibition space to the organisation and the audience. She points to \u201ca remarkable exhibition space in the very heart of Bilbao, a warm welcome, attentive organisers and visitors who truly love prints,\u201d all of which create the conditions to focus on what matters most: \u201cthe work and the dialogue.\u201d Within this environment, she notes, \u201cyou feel seen, held.\u201d<\/p>\n

She further reflects on the impact of the experience on her professional path, describing it as \u201ca genuine stepping stone: it affirms, it encourages, it opens up unexpected horizons.\u201d<\/p>\n

Regarding the identity of the project, she interprets its symbol as a clear metaphor for the experience itself: \u201cthe OPEN Portfolio logo, that open padlock, says exactly this. Doors open: those of encounters, of future collaborations, and also those that lead further into your own practice.\u201d<\/p>\n

Finally, she encourages others to take part with a direct invitation: \u201cdare to go! What you bring back won’t fit in a portfolio; it slips into the way you think about your work, for a long time to come.\u201d[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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