We fight against oblivion Home » Pictorials » We fight against oblivion About the artwork About the author Location Audio - Guide Artwork: Luchamos contra el olvido Artist: Xolaka Location: Corner Saleta Street with Vicente Guzmán (near the ravine) Date: 2020 Pictorial mural. An emotionally charged intervention dedicated to the elderly who suffer from Alzheimer’s disease. Elderly people are so hard-working yet fragile. With a quote from the writer Francesc Rodrigo: “You are the roots of the tree of memory, the thread of light that runs through life and weaves the garment of time. To fight against oblivion, we will always walk holding your warm and protective hand”. Using a monochromatic palette of greys with a small touch of colour with geometric shapes in the background gives the composition simplicity and highlights the figures. Alzheimer’s is a type of dementia that causes problems with memory, thinking and behaviour. Symptoms usually develop slowly and worsen over time, until they are so severe that they interfere with everyday tasks. Alzheimer’s disease accounts for 60 to 80 percent of dementia cases. Alzheimer’s is not a normal feature of ageing. It is usually diagnosed in people over the age of 65, although there are cases with early onset. Artist: Xolaka Ángel Caballero Rioja goes by the pseudonym Xolaka. He was born in 1982 in l’Alcúdia de Crespins. When he was 18 he moved to Valencia to study Fine Arts at the San Carlos Faculty of the Universitat Politècnica de València In 2007 he graduated. He is an artist who works in a wide range of creative arts, such as multimedia design, web design, plastic arts and visual arts. In these last few years, he has been developing and experimenting with more urban art, through mural painting and he can appreciate influences from the rest of the creative arts. This factor opens his art to any style. More information about Xolaca in https://xolaka.es Location Audio - Guide Tu navegador no soporta audio