The Park View Gallery presents Fishing with Kites, a solo exhibition by artist Tulio Sampayo. Bocas de Ceniza is a breakwater more than 3 miles long, battered by a shaking sea and a rabid wind. Here, nature will breathe and pulsate agitatedly. It is the mouth of the Magdalena River in the Caribbean Sea, close to Barranquilla, Colombia. During the clash of salt and freshwater, fishermen manage to snatch fish from the sea with kites. The technique amazes from its simplicity to its scope. They raise small kites made from black garbage bags, the line remains on the surface of the sea with the weight provided by a plastic bottle, the hooks are prepared with bait, and at the end there is a fisherman swinging the line by hand. This game of patience and acuity is played in shifts every 22 hours a day, sheltered from the elements inside small houses made of boards and rusty nails. The remaining two hours the sea seems calm.

To take these photos, Sampayo had the indispensable help of a 74-year-old fisherman named Medina who welcomed him in the only concrete house that exists. “While smoking a cigarette, Mr. Medina told me that this was not his house, but he had lived here for more than 30 years. He also told me that these walls were the Colombian Navy's attempt to establish a base, but the wind blew it away. The electricity cables and the sea destabilized the breakwater, destroying the pipes.

He [informed] me that he would not receive any money for spending the night on his roof. His reason was simple: he did not pay to live so he would not charge anyone who wanted to stay. Nor did he receive any money in exchange for his generosity in giving me his bed and giving me water to drink.”

June 6 - July 19, 2025
 

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The Park View Gallery presents Fishing with Kites, a solo exhibition by artist Tulio Sampayo. Bocas de Ceniza is a breakwater more than 3 miles long, battered by a shaking sea and a rabid wind. Here, nature will breathe and pulsate agitatedly. It is the mouth of the Magdalena River in the Caribbean Sea, close to Barranquilla, Colombia. During the clash of salt and freshwater, fishermen manage to snatch fish from the sea with kites. The technique amazes from its simplicity to its scope. They raise small kites made from black garbage bags, the line remains on the surface of the sea with the weight provided by a plastic bottle, the hooks are prepared with bait, and at the end there is a fisherman swinging the line by hand. This game of patience and acuity is played in shifts every 22 hours a day, sheltered from the elements inside small houses made of boards and rusty nails. The remaining two hours the sea seems calm.

To take these photos, Sampayo had the indispensable help of a 74-year-old fisherman named Medina who welcomed him in the only concrete house that exists. “While smoking a cigarette, Mr. Medina told me that this was not his house, but he had lived here for more than 30 years. He also told me that these walls were the Colombian Navy's attempt to establish a base, but the wind blew it away. The electricity cables and the sea destabilized the breakwater, destroying the pipes.

He [informed] me that he would not receive any money for spending the night on his roof. His reason was simple: he did not pay to live so he would not charge anyone who wanted to stay. Nor did he receive any money in exchange for his generosity in giving me his bed and giving me water to drink.”

June 6 - July 19, 2025
 

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The Park View Gallery presents Fishing with Kites, a solo exhibition by artist Tulio Sampayo. Bocas de Ceniza is a breakwater more than 3 miles long, battered by a shaking sea and a rabid wind. Here, nature will breathe and pulsate agitatedly. It is the mouth of the Magdalena River in the Caribbean Sea, close to Barranquilla, Colombia. During the clash of salt and freshwater, fishermen manage to snatch fish from the sea with kites. The technique amazes from its simplicity to its scope. They raise small kites made from black garbage bags, the line remains on the surface of the sea with the weight provided by a plastic bottle, the hooks are prepared with bait, and at the end there is a fisherman swinging the line by hand. This game of patience and acuity is played in shifts every 22 hours a day, sheltered from the elements inside small houses made of boards and rusty nails. The remaining two hours the sea seems calm.

To take these photos, Sampayo had the indispensable help of a 74-year-old fisherman named Medina who welcomed him in the only concrete house that exists. “While smoking a cigarette, Mr. Medina told me that this was not his house, but he had lived here for more than 30 years. He also told me that these walls were the Colombian Navy's attempt to establish a base, but the wind blew it away. The electricity cables and the sea destabilized the breakwater, destroying the pipes.

He [informed] me that he would not receive any money for spending the night on his roof. His reason was simple: he did not pay to live so he would not charge anyone who wanted to stay. Nor did he receive any money in exchange for his generosity in giving me his bed and giving me water to drink.”

June 6 - July 19, 2025
 

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The Park View Gallery presents Fishing with Kites, a solo exhibition by artist Tulio Sampayo. Bocas de Ceniza is a breakwater more than 3 miles long, battered by a shaking sea and a rabid wind. Here, nature will breathe and pulsate agitatedly. It is the mouth of the Magdalena River in the Caribbean Sea, close to Barranquilla, Colombia. During the clash of salt and freshwater, fishermen manage to snatch fish from the sea with kites. The technique amazes from its simplicity to its scope. They raise small kites made from black garbage bags, the line remains on the surface of the sea with the weight provided by a plastic bottle, the hooks are prepared with bait, and at the end there is a fisherman swinging the line by hand. This game of patience and acuity is played in shifts every 22 hours a day, sheltered from the elements inside small houses made of boards and rusty nails. The remaining two hours the sea seems calm.

To take these photos, Sampayo had the indispensable help of a 74-year-old fisherman named Medina who welcomed him in the only concrete house that exists. “While smoking a cigarette, Mr. Medina told me that this was not his house, but he had lived here for more than 30 years. He also told me that these walls were the Colombian Navy's attempt to establish a base, but the wind blew it away. The electricity cables and the sea destabilized the breakwater, destroying the pipes.

He [informed] me that he would not receive any money for spending the night on his roof. His reason was simple: he did not pay to live so he would not charge anyone who wanted to stay. Nor did he receive any money in exchange for his generosity in giving me his bed and giving me water to drink.”

June 6 - July 19, 2025
 

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The Park View Gallery presents Fishing with Kites, a solo exhibition by artist Tulio Sampayo. Bocas de Ceniza is a breakwater more than 3 miles long, battered by a shaking sea and a rabid wind. Here, nature will breathe and pulsate agitatedly. It is the mouth of the Magdalena River in the Caribbean Sea, close to Barranquilla, Colombia. During the clash of salt and freshwater, fishermen manage to snatch fish from the sea with kites. The technique amazes from its simplicity to its scope. They raise small kites made from black garbage bags, the line remains on the surface of the sea with the weight provided by a plastic bottle, the hooks are prepared with bait, and at the end there is a fisherman swinging the line by hand. This game of patience and acuity is played in shifts every 22 hours a day, sheltered from the elements inside small houses made of boards and rusty nails. The remaining two hours the sea seems calm.

To take these photos, Sampayo had the indispensable help of a 74-year-old fisherman named Medina who welcomed him in the only concrete house that exists. “While smoking a cigarette, Mr. Medina told me that this was not his house, but he had lived here for more than 30 years. He also told me that these walls were the Colombian Navy's attempt to establish a base, but the wind blew it away. The electricity cables and the sea destabilized the breakwater, destroying the pipes.

He [informed] me that he would not receive any money for spending the night on his roof. His reason was simple: he did not pay to live so he would not charge anyone who wanted to stay. Nor did he receive any money in exchange for his generosity in giving me his bed and giving me water to drink.”

June 6 - July 19, 2025
 

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The Park View Gallery presents Fishing with Kites, a solo exhibition by artist Tulio Sampayo. Bocas de Ceniza is a breakwater more than 3 miles long, battered by a shaking sea and a rabid wind. Here, nature will breathe and pulsate agitatedly. It is the mouth of the Magdalena River in the Caribbean Sea, close to Barranquilla, Colombia. During the clash of salt and freshwater, fishermen manage to snatch fish from the sea with kites. The technique amazes from its simplicity to its scope. They raise small kites made from black garbage bags, the line remains on the surface of the sea with the weight provided by a plastic bottle, the hooks are prepared with bait, and at the end there is a fisherman swinging the line by hand. This game of patience and acuity is played in shifts every 22 hours a day, sheltered from the elements inside small houses made of boards and rusty nails. The remaining two hours the sea seems calm.

To take these photos, Sampayo had the indispensable help of a 74-year-old fisherman named Medina who welcomed him in the only concrete house that exists. “While smoking a cigarette, Mr. Medina told me that this was not his house, but he had lived here for more than 30 years. He also told me that these walls were the Colombian Navy's attempt to establish a base, but the wind blew it away. The electricity cables and the sea destabilized the breakwater, destroying the pipes.

He [informed] me that he would not receive any money for spending the night on his roof. His reason was simple: he did not pay to live so he would not charge anyone who wanted to stay. Nor did he receive any money in exchange for his generosity in giving me his bed and giving me water to drink.”

June 6 - July 19, 2025
 

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The Park View Gallery presents Fishing with Kites, a solo exhibition by artist Tulio Sampayo. Bocas de Ceniza is a breakwater more than 3 miles long, battered by a shaking sea and a rabid wind. Here, nature will breathe and pulsate agitatedly. It is the mouth of the Magdalena River in the Caribbean Sea, close to Barranquilla, Colombia. During the clash of salt and freshwater, fishermen manage to snatch fish from the sea with kites. The technique amazes from its simplicity to its scope. They raise small kites made from black garbage bags, the line remains on the surface of the sea with the weight provided by a plastic bottle, the hooks are prepared with bait, and at the end there is a fisherman swinging the line by hand. This game of patience and acuity is played in shifts every 22 hours a day, sheltered from the elements inside small houses made of boards and rusty nails. The remaining two hours the sea seems calm.

To take these photos, Sampayo had the indispensable help of a 74-year-old fisherman named Medina who welcomed him in the only concrete house that exists. “While smoking a cigarette, Mr. Medina told me that this was not his house, but he had lived here for more than 30 years. He also told me that these walls were the Colombian Navy's attempt to establish a base, but the wind blew it away. The electricity cables and the sea destabilized the breakwater, destroying the pipes.

He [informed] me that he would not receive any money for spending the night on his roof. His reason was simple: he did not pay to live so he would not charge anyone who wanted to stay. Nor did he receive any money in exchange for his generosity in giving me his bed and giving me water to drink.”

June 6 - July 19, 2025
 

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The Stone Tower Gallery presents Whispers and Ghost Kisses, a solo exhibition by artist Saaraliisa Ylitalo. The artist writes, “When someone close to you dies, often after this moment in time, you experience reminders of that person. They come out of the blue, from hearing a song on the radio or seeing a flower, going to a restaurant and even from something someone says in a certain way. It can be a quick spark or sometimes even a jolt that makes us remember who has left our lives. These moments for me after losing my husband usually made me sad. Recently I have thought of them differently and now they seem not so painful. If I think they are a ghost kiss from him, these seemingly inconsequential moments make me smile. They make me remember and the memory is gentle and joyous.”

June 6 - July 20, 2025

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The Stone Tower Gallery presents Whispers and Ghost Kisses, a solo exhibition by artist Saaraliisa Ylitalo. The artist writes, “When someone close to you dies, often after this moment in time, you experience reminders of that person. They come out of the blue, from hearing a song on the radio or seeing a flower, going to a restaurant and even from something someone says in a certain way. It can be a quick spark or sometimes even a jolt that makes us remember who has left our lives. These moments for me after losing my husband usually made me sad. Recently I have thought of them differently and now they seem not so painful. If I think they are a ghost kiss from him, these seemingly inconsequential moments make me smile. They make me remember and the memory is gentle and joyous.”

June 6 - July 20, 2025

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The Stone Tower Gallery presents Whispers and Ghost Kisses, a solo exhibition by artist Saaraliisa Ylitalo. The artist writes, “When someone close to you dies, often after this moment in time, you experience reminders of that person. They come out of the blue, from hearing a song on the radio or seeing a flower, going to a restaurant and even from something someone says in a certain way. It can be a quick spark or sometimes even a jolt that makes us remember who has left our lives. These moments for me after losing my husband usually made me sad. Recently I have thought of them differently and now they seem not so painful. If I think they are a ghost kiss from him, these seemingly inconsequential moments make me smile. They make me remember and the memory is gentle and joyous.”

June 6 - July 20, 2025

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