A Fábrica de Prazeres

Tobi Hughes·
Madeira News
Opening of the exhibition of photographer Stefan Nimmesgern.
 “A Fábrica de Prazeres“, a factory full of history, opens its doors to visitors for the first time.
In an area of approximately 1200 m2, spaces will be created for creativity,
innovation, theatre, disciplinary crossings with infinite possibilities, whose
conception and design will be a novelty in Prazeres, Calheta and the Autonomous Region of Madeira.
The three halls are being slowly transformed into performance halls and
multipurpose spaces, without losing the industrial aspect of the building,
thus creating spaces for theatre performances, concerts, parties, exhibitions,
pillow fight competitions and much more… A place of joy and pleasure!
The rebirth of this beauty with an impressive exhibition “O Hawaii e a Madeira“.
This is realised together with the cultural organisation „Oficina de Ideias das Terras do Oeste“
as part of the TÚNEL 8 – Festival of the Arts.
Hawaii and Madeira have a long and storied history.
Beginning in 1878, immigrants from Madeira began arriving
on Hawaii’s shores to work on the sugar cane plantations.
The similarities let  the  immigrants to feel at home in the
distant world after a long sea voyage and to assimilate much better.
Their descendants also recognise this undeniable commonality.
The similarities between the two island groups are like that of twins.
With this exhibition, we want to celebrate this connection, underline
the similarities and the differences.
After his book about Madeira, In October last year Stefan Nimmesgern
started shooting in Hawaii.
The result is a large-format illustrated book for National Geographic.
And this culminates in a beautiful exhibition at “A Fábrica de Prazeres“
in Madeira, which not only celebrates the very
similar beautiful geographical features of Hawaii and Madeira, but also
brings the history and bond of the two island groups into the foreground.
An exhibition of monumental images by a National Geographics photographer
freshly brought from Hawaii, combined with our beloved Madeira Beaty,
exciting facts in the still very RAW „A Fábrica de Prazeres with skilled arrangement
to each other – will delight visitors.
With this exhibition, we want to celebrate this connection, underline the similarities and the differences.
Start:                             28.07.2023        11.00H
Opening hours:
12.00H – 19.00H Wednesday to Sunday.
Entrance:                      free
Closing Day:                  18.08.2023       19.00H
Address:    „A Fábrica de Prazeres“
  ESTRADA DAS EIRAS 114
  9370-620 PRAZERES
  MADEIRA
Contact:        bolomacaco@bolomacaco.com
#afabricadeprazeres
SUPER WELCOME !

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Tobi Hughes

3 Responses

  1. Tens of thousands of extra tourists are making Hawaii’s roads, beaches and restaurants practically unusable.

    Hawai’i is one of the most popular holiday destinations in the world – with plenty of history, culture, and natural attraction to explore, what’s not to love?

    But being one of the top destinations for holidaymakers isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. The island state is burdened by overtourism – and it’s becoming a big problem.

    Last year, tens of thousands of extra US tourists left Hawai’i in turmoil as it struggled to cope with unprecedented tourism demands.

    Let us all hope and pray Madeira does not become like Hawaii, and its similarities remain only geographic, twin or not.

    Take it from an ex/resident.

  3. There are no ‘extra tourist’ in Hawaii. There are just tourist. Yes, there are a lot of them. The numbers are back from pre-pandemic, so over 10 million. As for the roads, there are over 800,000 vehicles, local vehicles, on 38 miles of freeway, so it is packed in the morning and afternoon rush hours. Restaurants in the tourist areas, Waikiki, Maui, are busy with so many tourist. Local people don’t eat there so eating out doesn’t bother them. They have places that tourist don’t go to. Highly visited areas, a certain marine reserve, charge tourist to visit and limit the amount that can be there, local people are free. On Kauai a north shore trail also limits the number that can visit, thereby stopping over use and crowding. Hawaii has been dealing with tourist for a long time. They are always learning and improvising to create an enjoyable experience and accommodating to all who visit. Yes, just like Madeira, they get the ding dong visitor that they wish had stayed home. Tourism is a World Wide Problem but there are many places doing many things to try to accommodate them. So, if you hate them, that’s your problem.

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