There are many good reasons to move to Mallorca. What was yours?

I barely knew Mallorca when I came here with a friend in 2021. For a magazine feature, we drove across the island and visited creative artists in their studios. And then I just stayed here. I’d long dreamed of opening an appointment-only gallery with an artist-in-residence program. Felanitx felt like the perfect place for it.

You most recently managed the location of your family’s Herold Gallery on Sylt. How does this place here differ from a traditional gallery?

In that I also live here. I consider it a great gift to have grown up with art. That’s why I wanted to create a place that feels open and warm – a place where people can talk about art. I invite people over, organize exhibitions, and every now and then, artists stay here for a while. My dream is for the house to keep evolving and for people to leave behind something that can’t be bought. For example, the Spanish artist Vera Edwards painted sobrasadas – Mallorcan sausages – on the exposed wooden beams, making them look as if they were hanging from the ceiling.

What kind of house is this?

This village house has been renovated several times over the decades. Part of it dates back to the 18th century, and another part to the 19th. There’s a large room with three different types of flooring. It was in decent condition when I bought it, but I had to install a kitchen and update the electrical system. The statue of Sant Antoni is also kept here. The church, which I can see from my window, borrows the sculpture every January when the town celebrates the festival in honor of Sant Antoni. The lady who sold me the house told me, “The main thing is that Sant Antoni stays in the house!” It wasn’t until some time later that I realized what she meant.

Where does your preference for tactile objects come from?

When I was still in school, I helped out at my father’s gallery. After a stint at drama school, I moved to London, studied art history, and did internships at various auction houses. As part of that, I also had the opportunity to shadow a restorer. Once, while cleaning a painting, I discovered Pieter Bruegel’s signature. That fascinated me immensely. I never had any reservations about touching art, though. At my father’s gallery, we often carried artworks from point A to point B, and a passion for the tactile was always ever-present.

What else do you collect?

Textiles, for example! I also own many antique costumes. As well as books whose design appeals to me, even if they’re in languages I don’t understand. Ceramics, but also stones and shells. Collecting is deeply ingrained in me. People often visit me here, look at something in my house, and ask, “Is that for sale?” Most of the time, I say no. Sometimes it takes me a while to let things go, but then I’m all the more delighted when something I really liked ends up in another beautiful place and someone else enjoys it.