The free open-air exhibition is located at the Moll de Mestral wharf and comes as a result of BSM teaming up with the Fundació MAPFRE and the Barcelona Institute of Culture (ICUB) to bring photography and the performing arts to the Port Olímpic
The display features a selection of 22 images from Bravo, the project by Colombia’s Felipe Romero currently being exhibited at the KBr Fundació MAPFRE Photo Center
The Port Olímpic has been hosting a new photo exhibition since Thursday as part of the collaboration agreement between BSM, the Fundació MAPFRE and the Barcelona Institute of Culture (ICUB) to bring photography and the performing arts to the port.
It features a selection of 22 images from Bravo, the project by Colombian KBr Photo Award winner Felipe Romero Beltrán currently being exhibited at the KBr Photo Center.
The work of Felipe Romero Beltrán (Bogotá, Colombia, 1992) can be placed at the boundaries of documentary photography and shows a special interest in territories that have been or continue to be sites of tension, conflict and visual reflection. The images that make up Bravo focus on part of the 1,100 kilometres of this river that acts as the border between the USA and Mexico, the part nearest to Monterrey. According to the artist, life here revolves around a wait that might last months or years or may never even come to a conclusion. This movement not only affects Mexicans, but also people from Colombia, Honduras, El Salvador and Guatemala, reaching the final stage of a long and arduous journey.
Port Olímpic, a new cultural and family space in Barcelona
During the course of the year, the Port Olímpic will be hosting two more photography exhibitions as part of the alliance between BSM, the Fundació MAPFRE and the ICUB. The port will also be hosting concerts and dance displays linked to the exhibitions in place at the time. These activities come under the umbrella of KBr Live and are being organised in collaboration with the Conservatori del Liceu and the Institut del Teatre. In addition, April brings the start of a programme of workshops on the art of photography, every Saturday morning.
Through initiatives such as these, the Port Olímpic moving further to its goal of becoming a space where people can enjoy culture in the city. The port has hosted various cultural and family activities since it reopened in July, including part of the programme for La Mercè, Christmas activities, the first concerts in the KBr Live cycle and more.
