Climate change is taking its toll on the Ebro Delta: sea levels are rising and subsidence problems, meaning land sinking, have been detected, threatening the rice paddies. "The reservoirs of Ribarroja, Mequinenza, Flix, and the fifty other reservoirs along the river retain the sediment, which is the lifeblood of the delta. If the lifeblood doesn't flow, if it's cut off, you'll eventually die," says one of the characters in the video by artist Anna Moreno. Fable 99. "There's nothing under the rocks, the delta has nothing fixed below. We are, so to speak, floating. There is a submerged delta that supports the entire visible part of the delta," says another of the characters. Fable 99 It can be seen from Tuesday until Saturday at the new edition of the Loop video art fair, held, as usual, at the Almanac Barcelona hotel. "The Delta is like a testing ground for everything that's going to happen," warns Anna Moreno, who is represented by the House of Chappaz gallery.

The Loop festival is back. Titled MirrorsThe 23rd edition of the festival presents the work of 155 national and international artists in 74 galleries until November 22nd. "Film and video art have the capacity to create visions and images that transform us, and the danger of illusions must be considered," warns the festival's artistic director, Filipa Ramos, regarding the title. Ramos also explains that her aim is for the public to question what a mirage is in a "difficult" social, economic, and political moment like the present. Meanwhile, the Loop art fair will be held at the Almanac Barcelona hotel from November 18th to 20th.