CONTACT
octavi.srr@gmail.com
STATEMENT
Barcelona-based artist, designer and photographer Octavi Serra’s work is centered around capturing the ironies, truisms, and frustrations of modern life. Optical illusions and waste products are presented in public spaces and then photographed as part of an engaging philosophical series.
The Spanish artist’s liberal work is a sign of the times, and a reaction to the dissatisfaction with the current social landscape. Serra builds conceptual installations that both poke fun at current culture, and question with much seriousness, the status quo: each image portrays a message about some type of socio-political issue. Be it surveillance, greed, corruption, environmental destruction, egoism, technology, or consumerism, no stone is left unturned. The donut tempting you to ‘Just Do It’ with its infamous Nike tick, a clock portraying the obsession with spending all of our time at work, or encouraging the viewer to literally leave their doubts in the garbage bin, are some examples of this portrayal. Whatever the aspect, Serra’s sense of disillusionment is apparent. In a recent interview, he warns: “They have sold us a base pattern to live in the world, [and] if we do not make an effort to overcome it or change it, it’s easy to end up looking like automata”.
“IGNANT”
BIO
Girona 1990. Octavi Serra is an artist living in Barcelona who has been developing his artistic work in urban art and photography for more than 10 years. It has been published in the main design and art media (MoMA, Designboom, Ignant ...), as well as exhibited in Portugal, Mexico, Norway, Israel as part of events such as the Venice Biennale. Over the years his work has been recognized with awards such as several Laus, Contemporary, DME Awards and KREAS.
He is currently leading the edition of the newspaper "The Post Traumatic", a self-published publishing house critical of the conventional media, sold regularly in Spain, France, Germany, Australia and Mexico.
octavi.srr@gmail.com
STATEMENT
Barcelona-based artist, designer and photographer Octavi Serra’s work is centered around capturing the ironies, truisms, and frustrations of modern life. Optical illusions and waste products are presented in public spaces and then photographed as part of an engaging philosophical series.
The Spanish artist’s liberal work is a sign of the times, and a reaction to the dissatisfaction with the current social landscape. Serra builds conceptual installations that both poke fun at current culture, and question with much seriousness, the status quo: each image portrays a message about some type of socio-political issue. Be it surveillance, greed, corruption, environmental destruction, egoism, technology, or consumerism, no stone is left unturned. The donut tempting you to ‘Just Do It’ with its infamous Nike tick, a clock portraying the obsession with spending all of our time at work, or encouraging the viewer to literally leave their doubts in the garbage bin, are some examples of this portrayal. Whatever the aspect, Serra’s sense of disillusionment is apparent. In a recent interview, he warns: “They have sold us a base pattern to live in the world, [and] if we do not make an effort to overcome it or change it, it’s easy to end up looking like automata”.
“IGNANT”
BIO
Girona 1990. Octavi Serra is an artist living in Barcelona who has been developing his artistic work in urban art and photography for more than 10 years. It has been published in the main design and art media (MoMA, Designboom, Ignant ...), as well as exhibited in Portugal, Mexico, Norway, Israel as part of events such as the Venice Biennale. Over the years his work has been recognized with awards such as several Laus, Contemporary, DME Awards and KREAS.
He is currently leading the edition of the newspaper "The Post Traumatic", a self-published publishing house critical of the conventional media, sold regularly in Spain, France, Germany, Australia and Mexico.
STATEMENT
El trabajo del artista, diseñador y fotógrafo gerundense Octavi Serra se centra en capturar las ironías, los truismos y las frustraciones de la vida moderna. Las ilusiones ópticas y los productos de desecho se presentan en espacios públicos y luego se fotografían como parte de una atractiva serie filosófica.
El trabajo del artista español es un signo de nuestros tiempos y una reacción a la insatisfacción con el panorama social actual. Serra construye instalaciones conceptuales que se burlan de la cultura actual y cuestionan con mucha seriedad el status quo: cada imagen retrata un mensaje sobre algún tipo de problema sociopolítico. Ya sea vigilancia, avaricia, corrupción, destrucción ambiental, egoísmo, tecnología... no queda piedra sin remover. El donut que te tienta a 'Just Do It' con su infame tic de Nike, un reloj que retrata la obsesión de pasar todo nuestro tiempo en el trabajo o alienta al espectador a dejar literalmente sus dudas en el basurero, son algunos ejemplos de esta representación. Cualquiera sea el aspecto, la sensación de desilusión de Serra es evidente. En una entrevista reciente, advierte: "Nos han vendido un patrón base para vivir en el mundo, [y] si no hacemos un esfuerzo para superarlo o cambiarlo, es fácil terminar pareciendo autómatas".
“IGNANT”
BIO
Girona 1990. El Octavi Serra es un artista residente en Barcelona que desde hace más de 10 años desarrolla su trabajo artístico a caballo el arte urbano y la fotografía. Ha sido publicado en los principales medios de diseño y arte (MoMA, Designboom, Ignant ...), así como expuesto a Portugal, México, Noruega, Israel formando parte de eventos como la Bienal de Venecia. A lo largo de los años su trabajo ha sido reconocido con premios como varios Laus, Contemporáneos, DME Awards y KREAS.
Actualmente lidera la edición del diario "The postraumático" una editorial autoeditada crítica con los medios convencionales de comunicación, se vende de forma regular en España, Francia, Alemania, Australia y México.
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2022_ Mixtape Vol.1 - House Of Chappaz Gallery
2022_ Individual exhibition in HOUSE OF CHAPPAZ (Recreative Doom)
2022_ Camprovinarte
2022_SVD - Si Vas Descalzo & adidas - Barcelona
2021_ Kunstlabor exhibition - Munich
2021_ Art residency at Konvent.0
2021_ Individual exhibition at Victòria / Gironella
2021_ Art initiative for Palestine / Persona.help
2021_ Contemporanis - Taula d’arts visals “Manresa”
2021_ ACID HOUSE Photography with Folch Studio
2020_ Bmurals art residency
2020_ Urvanity & adidas. “Change is a team sport”
2020_ Bloop Art Festival Ibiza
2020_ Exhibition Toward 2030 / Toward_tomorrow
2019_ Festival Circular. “Madrid street art project” Loom Festival
2019_ Artbnb Jerusalem
2019_ 12+1 Contorno Urbano
2019_ Loom Festival
2018_ Nuart 2018
2018_ Biennale Venezia
2018_ Gaia todo um mundo
2017_ Asalto 2017_ Ús Barcelona
2017_ BCN Design Week
2016_ The blank paper event for Fedrigoni Big Irv Gallery Brooklyn 2016_ Chisenhale gallery
2016_ Enclave Gallery
2016_ Festival Cultura en la calle de Rivas Vaciamadrid
2016_ ÚS BARCELONA
2015_ MILESTONE Project
2015_ EMERGENTS.0.
2015_ Big Irv Gallery Brooklyn
2014_ Chisenhale gallery
2014_ Enclave Gallery
2014_ Palo Alto Market
2014_ BarcelonaUtopia 126
2014_ Proyecto Algo
2013_ Otras cosas Villarosas
2013_ Galeria Aurea
2013_ Art Cluster La Carbonera
2013_ LABoral Centro de arte y creación industrial
2013_ Art Cluster.
2013_ Exposició pel el col·lectiu Movimiento.zero
2013_ Festival d'art surrealista SensoriumSWAB
2012_ "Sguardi Altrove" Film Festival at Triennale Museum Behance Portfolio Reviews.
2012_La Capella. Exposició Triple Mortal.
2012_ ELISAVA "èxits".
2012_Art Cluster.
2022_ Mixtape Vol.1 - House Of Chappaz Gallery
2022_ Individual exhibition in HOUSE OF CHAPPAZ (Recreative Doom)
2022_ Camprovinarte
2022_SVD - Si Vas Descalzo & adidas - Barcelona
2021_ Kunstlabor exhibition - Munich
2021_ Art residency at Konvent.0
2021_ Individual exhibition at Victòria / Gironella
2021_ Art initiative for Palestine / Persona.help
2021_ Contemporanis - Taula d’arts visals “Manresa”
2021_ ACID HOUSE Photography with Folch Studio
2020_ Bmurals art residency
2020_ Urvanity & adidas. “Change is a team sport”
2020_ Bloop Art Festival Ibiza
2020_ Exhibition Toward 2030 / Toward_tomorrow
2019_ Festival Circular. “Madrid street art project” Loom Festival
2019_ Artbnb Jerusalem
2019_ 12+1 Contorno Urbano
2019_ Loom Festival
2018_ Nuart 2018
2018_ Biennale Venezia
2018_ Gaia todo um mundo
2017_ Asalto 2017_ Ús Barcelona
2017_ BCN Design Week
2016_ The blank paper event for Fedrigoni Big Irv Gallery Brooklyn 2016_ Chisenhale gallery
2016_ Enclave Gallery
2016_ Festival Cultura en la calle de Rivas Vaciamadrid
2016_ ÚS BARCELONA
2015_ MILESTONE Project
2015_ EMERGENTS.0.
2015_ Big Irv Gallery Brooklyn
2014_ Chisenhale gallery
2014_ Enclave Gallery
2014_ Palo Alto Market
2014_ BarcelonaUtopia 126
2014_ Proyecto Algo
2013_ Otras cosas Villarosas
2013_ Galeria Aurea
2013_ Art Cluster La Carbonera
2013_ LABoral Centro de arte y creación industrial
2013_ Art Cluster.
2013_ Exposició pel el col·lectiu Movimiento.zero
2013_ Festival d'art surrealista SensoriumSWAB
2012_ "Sguardi Altrove" Film Festival at Triennale Museum Behance Portfolio Reviews.
2012_La Capella. Exposició Triple Mortal.
2012_ ELISAVA "èxits".
2012_Art Cluster.
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
Juxtapoz / MoMa / Designboom / Ignant / Yorokobu / Metal magazine / Chromatic Watch / Old Skull / Trendhunter / Itsnicethat / Good / Think.bigchief / Etoday / Vote for Sanchez / tumblr / Street art in Barcelona / Al rincon / Brooklyn Street Art / Ron orp / Vorm- platform / Talent paperblog / Ekosystem / Amorfart / Studio visit / Hastaladesign...
PRESS
Radio 3 / Radio Primavera Sound / Metal Magazine / Timeout Barcelona / Ara/ 20 minutos (periódico) / La Vanguardia / El Mundo Tendencias / El periodico / La Sexta / RTVE / Betevé / El món d’ahir...
AWARDS
2021_ Art residency at Konvent.0
2021_ Premis LAUS or 2021
2021_ Contemporanis 2020
2020_ Towards 2030 awards
2020_ Bmurals art residency
2020 - German design awards
2019_ 12+1 Contorno Urbano
2018 - Residency at Artbnb (Jerusalem)
2016 - DME Awards - Microcompanies - with Octàgon Design
2015 – KREAS Grants, Girona
2015 - Competition "intervenciones en la calle" for the culture festival in the street in Rivas Vaciamadrid
2014 - Silver Laus FAD Award – Interactive Installations
Juxtapoz / MoMa / Designboom / Ignant / Yorokobu / Metal magazine / Chromatic Watch / Old Skull / Trendhunter / Itsnicethat / Good / Think.bigchief / Etoday / Vote for Sanchez / tumblr / Street art in Barcelona / Al rincon / Brooklyn Street Art / Ron orp / Vorm- platform / Talent paperblog / Ekosystem / Amorfart / Studio visit / Hastaladesign...
PRESS
Radio 3 / Radio Primavera Sound / Metal Magazine / Timeout Barcelona / Ara/ 20 minutos (periódico) / La Vanguardia / El Mundo Tendencias / El periodico / La Sexta / RTVE / Betevé / El món d’ahir...
AWARDS
2021_ Art residency at Konvent.0
2021_ Premis LAUS or 2021
2021_ Contemporanis 2020
2020_ Towards 2030 awards
2020_ Bmurals art residency
2020 - German design awards
2019_ 12+1 Contorno Urbano
2018 - Residency at Artbnb (Jerusalem)
2016 - DME Awards - Microcompanies - with Octàgon Design
2015 – KREAS Grants, Girona
2015 - Competition "intervenciones en la calle" for the culture festival in the street in Rivas Vaciamadrid
2014 - Silver Laus FAD Award – Interactive Installations