It was a fixed ritual in Ibiza for eighteen years, always a quick visit to Sluiz. Or Sloewiezsj, as the Spanish call it. A restaurant as a theatre, as a shop, but above all as a stage for unprecedented creativity. Every theme was a party; the cheerfulness radiated from it. In bad weather, we still wear the legendary Fucking Rain! jackets. And all our tableware comes from Sluiz.
But what is going on now? Many stories are going around; that is what Ibiza is an island for. A few conspiracies.
The owner of the Can Malacosta land is said to have made a deal with Ikea via an investment fund. Big industry is taking over this popular island, and that is why small businesses are being demolished.
The prudish municipality could no longer allow the sexually and sometimes religiously tinged exhibitions. Two years ago, a mini exhibition about Sex and the Church had to be covered because it was considered offensive. The last Woke entrance in which all possible forms of sexuality were explained would have been the top of depravity.
The Spanish Cow Front filed a complaint with the municipality because the Cow was ridiculed. Cows do not belong in a tree-like Sluiz but in the meadow.
The fire brigade could not find a fire alarm or extinguisher anywhere, so Sluiz was closed due to the lack of fire safety.
Transgenders had complained about the lack of a rainbow parking sign. Sluiz was closed due to non-inclusive discrimination of the LBQTRFCKFF community.
The circus tent under which Sluiz was housed was a symbol of animal abuse as entertainment and, therefore, offensive to many circus haters.
On social media, owners Hans and Yvonne Nuyten say they were completely taken aback by the municipality’s decision. After a short-lived sale without a discount, the curtain fell for Sluiz—but certainly not for long.
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