what’s news RocaGallery The‘3DMagic Gaudí’ exhibition captivates theChinesepublic The exhibition was held on the occasion of the Barcelona Catalonia CultureWeekShanghai2015 TheRocaShanghaiGalleryinaugurated, lastNovember, the exhibition ‘3D Magic Gaudí’, a display that includes asetof3Dphotographs,takenbyGabyBeneyto,of theCatalanarchitect’smostemblematicworks.The exhibitionwaspartoftheeventsoftheBarcelona CataloniaCultureWeekShanghai2015. ThearchitectureofAntoniGaudíisaninternational iconofBarcelonaandCatalonia,whichenjoysgreat popularityin China, anditis thefirsttime thatitis shown in3D. The exhibitionallows the visitor to take a virtual touraroundvariousmonumentssuchastheSagrada Familia, thePedrera, CasaBatllóandParkGüell. With these3Dphotographs,GabyBeneytotriestocapturethe dimensionofthespaces,themorphologyoftheobjects, themysteryofthelightandtheintensityofthecolours that characterisetheworkoftheCatalanarchitect. AntoniGaudí isoneofthemostinternationally recognisedSpanisharchitects.Onthebasisofthe innovativeconstructionsystemsheusedinhistime,his conceptofspace,thehiddendimensionsofhisworks ‘3DMagicGaudí’exhibition,adisplaythatcompilesasetof3Dphotographs,takenbyGabyBeneyto. andhisobservationofnatureandknowledgeofhistory,An initiative in which more than 30 companies Gaudíconstructedaworldofhisown,withanartistic establishedinthetwocountriestookpart, including dimensionandaveryparticularpoetry. Roca. Thegreatnumberofactivitiescarriedoutmade Morethan30companies theeventanexhibitionwithoutprecedent, inwhich morethan30eventswereheld, includingexhibitions, TheBarcelonaCataloniaCultureWeekShanghai2015 concerts,expositions,gastronomictradefairs,talks washeldontheoccasionofthe10thanniversaryof andworkshopsindifferentplacesaroundthecityof theCatalanInstituteofChina,aswellasofthe15th Shanghai. Entrancetothe“3DMagicGaudí”exhibition anniversaryofthetwinningofShanghaiandBarcelona. attheRocaShanghaiGallery. The issue thewatercrisisthatisthreateningChina.Theevent involvedFernandodelaCal,managerofRoca;Tien of water Shiao,headofSustainableRelationsatH&M;Edward Baker,directoroftheClimateChangeandEnergydivision in China attheBritishConsulateinShanghai;andWenweiRen, directoroftheWorldWildlifeFundShanghaiHub. Theexpertsalsodiscussedtheimpactthatclimate changemayhaveontheaccesstothisnaturalresource. RocaShanghaiGallery, incollaborationwiththe Duringtheevent,severalvideosbytheWeAreWater environmentalNGOGreenInitiatives,withits Foundationwerealsoshowninordertohighlightthis headquartersinShanghai,organisedaneventtodebate globalproblem. 16