Madrid's Crystal Palace and artist Petrit Halilaj

Built in 1887 for an Exposition of the Philippines, then a Spanish colony, the Crystal Palace has born witness to the history of modern Spain.

An essay by Catalan journalist Enric Juliana about the Retiro Park and the glass palace in it helps tell that history not only in terms of colonialism

and independence but also of radicalism and moderation. In that site and in that context the Kosovar artist Petrit Halilaj has created an installation for

the Reina Sofia Museum, to which the Crystal Palace now pertains, that turns it into giant nest connecting interior with exterior. In an animated interview

Halilaj talks about his work as well as his life and love, which is at the center of the piece.