LOV. Foundation and XTANT have entered a long-term cultural partnership focused on craft, textiles, and the preservation of creative knowledge across generations.
The collaboration debuted in Mallorca this summer through lov.YATRA is an immersive cultural programme that brings together artists, cultural figures, and changemakers to explore the island’s living artistic landscape.
Derived from the Sanskrit word yatra, meaning “a purposeful journey or pilgrimage,” the initiative approached Mallorca as a place where material traditions, artistic practices, and collective memory remain closely connected.
Craft and Contemporary Art Meet in Mallorca
At the centre of the programme was We Grow in Circles, a peace activation co-created by lov. and artist Orly Anan. The work was presented within the historic stone architecture of Bellver Castle, creating a setting where contemporary artistic practice intersected with Mallorca’s cultural heritage.
Moreover, the programme included XTANT Nomad, which brought together an international network of artists, artisans, collectors, scholars, and cultural practitioners working across contemporary craft.
The experience then expanded beyond a single venue. Participants visited private studios, galleries, and significant cultural sites across Mallorca, gaining access to places that connected the island’s artistic history with its contemporary creative community.
The itinerary included Joan Miró’s former studios and archives at the Fundació Pilar i Joan Miró. Participants also explored areas of La Seu typically closed to the public and visited Can Vivot, a 14th-century palace that has remained in the same family for 21 generations.
A Living Approach to Heritage
The programme also connected creative practice with landscape and local production. At Son Moragues, within the UNESCO-listed Serra de Tramuntana, participants explored relationships between artistic practice, regenerative agriculture, and land stewardship.
Meanwhile, culinary experiences at Brut Restaurant and Bar LaSang examined the role of local ecosystems, fermentation, and independent production in Mallorca’s wider creative identity.
Rather than treating heritage as fixed or purely historical, lov.YATRA presented tradition as something that continues to evolve. Through contemporary artists, artisans, and makers, inherited knowledge can be adapted, reinterpreted, and carried into new contexts.
Ultimately, the partnership between LOV. Foundation and XTANT positions craft and textiles not simply as objects of preservation, but as living forms of cultural knowledge capable of connecting generations, places, and creative practices.