Al Barzaj [Between the worlds] is a poem about the halfway world, between the visible and the invisible, sleep and wakefulness... An inner journey through underground streets, secret gardens.

The Observatory Archives invites Pablo Beneito to reflect on this subject as a contribution to OVNI dis_Reality Pablo Beneito has a PhD in Arabic philology from Universidad Complutense de Madrid. He was professor in the Department of Arabic and Islamic Studies at the University of Seville, and currently holds the same post at the University of Murcia. He has been a guest lecturer at École Practique des Hautes Études de la Sorbona, Kyoto University (Asafas), Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora (Brazil) and the Toledo School of Translators (2002-2003). An Islamologist specialising in the study of Sufism, he has published first editions and and translations of Ibn Arabí: Las contemplaciones de los misterios, El secreto de los nombres de Dios, in Spanish and French, and The Seven Days of the Heart, in English.

In a time that is becoming difficult for bees (as for us) In a year of severe drought, in a country that is already often arid, taking the path of bees has been to make a journey through moors and mountains, but also through states of mind, obstacles and encounters .. until reach their generous garden. Video made for the BEEHAVE exhibition, Joan Miró Foundation 02/16/2018 - 05/21/2018. Available online until December 27th 2020.

Sufism is the original Islam, in contrast with the Islam that we see nowadays. Sufism doesn't accept any form of fanatism or violence. In these days, when a war between civizations threatens the world, any serious intend for the understanding between East and West cultures is more than necessary. This documentary leads to the comprehension of the Islam's original philosophy, through the interviews with some sufi masters (Sheikhs) and their followers around the world, and giving special attention to the chapter about the so-called “Islamic Terrorism”.