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Emigrating from Chile to the Palatinate: Isidora Saves an Old Villa (OmU) | SWR Room Tour

[Original Spanish with German subtitles (OmU)] "Hintermoon" is what Isidora lovingly calls her new home in Hinterweidenthal - a small village in the middle of the Palatinate Forest. The Chilean artist was able to buy the dilapidated old manor house cheaply and is now transforming it piece by piece into her personal dream home - with furniture from her Chilean ancestors, flea market finds and a great deal of creativity. In 2014, Isidora Paz López emigrated from her native Chile to Germany to live with her then-husband. They moved to Hinterweidenthal in the Palatinate. In her new home in the Palatinate, Isidora was able to quickly gain a foothold as an artist specializing in ceramics and mosaics. The Chilean has already realized large projects here. For example, her "bird staircase," which today helps shape the cityscape in the Palatine town of Pirmasens: a city mosaic in the shape of a bird that she created together with 150 artists from all over the world. In 2019, the couple separated and Isidora was looking for a place to stay for herself and her three children Rayko, Maya and Andreu. The stately house at the entrance to Hinterweidenthal - affectionately called "Schlössel" by the villagers - has fascinated her since she first saw it. When it was put up for sale, it was initially far too expensive for her. But because no one wanted to buy the house, the owners lowered the price more and more. Finally, they offered it for a sum that Isidora could afford. She bought the house for 150,000 euros, although many advised her against it because it was in very bad condition. Many rooms had been unoccupied for 40 years and were in desperate need of renovation. There is no central heating and of the beautiful tiled stoves only two are functional. Nevertheless, the artist saw an opportunity to build a future for herself and her children in this house. The old villa has about 300 square meters of living space, a garden and an outbuilding, also 120 years old, where Isidora has housed her ceramic kiln and chicken coop. With the help of friends, she has now renovated most of the rooms, but the work is far from finished. The basement and the attic are still largely in their raw state. She would like to convert the attic into a loft at some point in the future, and she plans to set up her studio in the basement. Currently, an unrenovated room serves as an art studio. The basement is also to become a material storage area for her ceramic art. She is also working there on a kind of devotional space, a chapel in which to pay homage to Eros and fertility, designed with sculptures she has made herself. When the restoration work is finished, she would like to fill the house with life. When the family moved in, the house was empty. Some of the furniture and furnishings are heirlooms that Isidora brought with her from Chile - but most of it she found for little money at flea markets, on the Internet and from private individuals. The artist has a keen eye for beauty - she always finds suitable accessories and pieces of furniture for her rooms. Her sculptures and mosaics, combined with furniture from the region, give the house a character all of its own - vintage style meets expressive, colorful art with South American sensuality and joie de vivre. Isidora's ancestors originally came from Spain and Italy and emigrated to Chile in the early 20th century. Some of the furniture was brought by her ancestors from Europe to Chile in a shipping container - now it has come back to Europe with Isidora, to her "Schlössel" in the Palatinate Forest. The historic villa was built in 1896 by architect Arndt Hartung, one of the great country house architects of his time. It belonged to the owner of the largest sawmill in the region. Isidora's dream is to completely decorate the villa with her mosaic art and make it a tourist attraction and a center for lovers of this art form, holding courses and workshops. A film by Uli Paulus (editor), Frederik Dietz (camera), Jan Parvu (camera & sound) and Marvin Pehr (editing). 00:00 Old villa becomes dream house 00:54 Kitchen 02:21 Living room 03:32 Children's & guest bedroom 04:23 Big bedroom 07:34 Second kitchen 08:28 Attic 09:22 Basement 10:10 Small chapel 10:35 Studio 11:55 Chicken coop