"Pact of Madrid" – Fundación NMAC, Vejer de la Frontera, Cádiz Province, Spain

The artist Fernando Sánchez Castillo was born in Madrid in 1970, the city where he continues to live and work. He is a graduate in Fine Art at the Complutense University, Madrid and he holds a Master’s degree from the Institute of Contemporary Aesthetics, Universidad Autónoma, Madrid.

This artist’s work usually includes symbols that ironically question the relationship between art, power and history. He describes himself as "archeologist of history" and conduce us with his project through one of the most striking episodes in the Spanish Contemporary History. "Pact of Madrid", is one of his most representative works. It was designed in 2003 to mark the fiftieth anniversary of the pact signed between General Francisco Franco and the president of the United States of America D. Eisenhower. This treaty marked the post-war acceptance of Spain to the European Union, and – in return –the placement of many American military bases on Spanish territory.

The Fundación NMAC (the Montenmedio Arte Contemporáneo) is a unique space in Spain which explores the space shared by contemporary art and nature. The objective of the NMAC Foundation is to invite international artists to carry out specific artistic projects that are in tune with the landscape. NMAC is a cultural reference in southern Europe also for its educational and cultural programming.