Reconquista

Painting exhibition by Bruno Prin at Can Safari (Barcelona), building an imaginary suburb where beauty and violence, the everyday and the fantastical coexist, with the energy of graffiti and the street.

Bruno Prin presents in this painting exhibition an imaginary suburb where beauty and violence, affection and conflict, the everyday and the fantastical intermingle. The works are built with intense colours and crowded compositions of characters, animals, slogans and overflowing settings, with an energy that comes from graffiti and the street.

The title, Reconquista, refers to political and historical tensions surrounding the idea of belonging, and also to the possibility of recovering and giving new meaning to the places we inhabit. A bernat pescaire, that is a grey heron, crosses all the scenes as a constant presence, while intimate stories intermingle with fantastical creatures and collective symbols.

The show will appeal to those seeking narrative painting with a strong visual charge, halfway between memory and invention, in which the street appears as a contested space. Can Safari is a space that hosts exhibitions and cultural activities in Barcelona.